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

---

Etymology

Origin of multum in parvo

Latin

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

multum in parvo

I must not, however, omit to mention an admirably compiled multum in parvo volume prepared by Mr. G. Goyder, jun.,

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)

The maxim "multum in parvo" may be an admirable one for an author whose book will lie in the reader's hand the while he has time to grasp the full significance of every well-filled sentence.

From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by Jackson, J. Dodd (James Dodd)

Such was his study and his drawing-room, a multum in parvo about twelve feet square.

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix

Here is another multum in parvo worthy of imitation.

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

It was, indeed, a multum in parvo, for in it could be stored not only the saucepans and a frying-pan, but the plates, and knives and forks, and spoons, and even the saucers and salt.

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon