compendious
adjective
of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise.
compendiousness
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a word derived from
compendious.
Example Sentences
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In compendiousness, elegance, and scholarliness, the Globe Editions of Messrs. Macmillan surpass any popular series of our classics hitherto given to the public.
From Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series) by Henry James
Tyndale, in his revision, will "seek to bring to compendiousness that which is now translated at the length."
From Early Theories of Translation by Flora Ross Amos
