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    Suc·cinct   [suhk-singkt] Show IPA
    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 Middle English < Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird, gather up (one's clothes), prepare for action, equivalent to suc- suc- + cing ( ere ) to gird, equip + -tus past participle suffix


    Related forms
    suc·cinct·ly, adverb
    suc·cinct·ness, noun
    un·suc·cinct, adjective
    un·suc·cinct·ly, adverb

    succinct [s?k?s??kt]adj1. marked by brevity and clarity; concise


    2. compressed into a small area


    3. Archaica. encircled by or as if by a girdle


    b. drawn up tightly; closely fitting[from Latin succinctus girt about, from succingere to gird from below, from sub- from below + cingere to gird]


    succinctly adv


    succinctness n



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