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suc⋅cinct

  [suhk-singkt]
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–adjective
1. expressed in few words; concise; terse.
2. characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
3. compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
4. Archaic.
a. drawn up, as by a girdle.
b. close-fitting.
c. encircled, as by a girdle.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L succinctus, ptp. of succingere to gird, gather up (one's clothes), prepare for action, equiv. to suc- suc- + cing(ere) to gird, equip + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
suc⋅cinct⋅ly, adverb
suc⋅cinct⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1, 2. See concise.
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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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