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com·pen·di·ous / kəmˈpendēəs/ • adj. formal containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way.DERIVATIVES: com·pen·di·ous·ly adv.com·pen·di·ous·ness n.

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compendious

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compendious XIV. — (O)F. compendieux — L. compendiōsus abridged, brief, f. compendium (XVI; lit. ‘that which is weighed together’, saving, abbreviation), f. compendere, f. COM- + pendere weigh.

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