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multum in parvo

American  
[mool-toom in pahr-woh, muhl-tuhm in pahr-voh] / ˈmʊl tʊm ɪn ˈpɑr woʊ, ˈmʌl təm ɪn ˈpɑr voʊ /
Latin.
  1. much in little; a great deal in a small space or in brief.


multum in parvo British  
/ ˈmʊltʊm ɪn ˈpɑːvəʊ /
  1. much in a small space

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of multum in parvo

Latin

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It has long been a cherished desideratum in my mind to place this multum in parvo within the reach of every working man in our land.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson

Pete opined it was a good slogan, with a lot of multum in parvo about it; but of course, if that was the way I felt....

From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman

Certainly his Exercises—as he meekly christens them—are multum in parvo.

From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker

Such a veritable multum in parvo has never yet appeared.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

It is an encyclopaedia, a poem, a biography, a history, a prophecy, a directory, a time-table, a romance, a cook book, a guide, a horoscope, an art critic, a political resume, a multum in parvo.

From Remarks by Bill Nye

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