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succincter

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suc·cinct   (sək-sĭngkt')   
adj.   suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est

  1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.

  2. Archaic Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.


[Middle English succincte, girt, from Old French, from Latin succīnctus, past participle of succingere, to gird from below : sub-, sub- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]
suc·cinct'ly adv., suc·cinct'ness n.
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