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succinct

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  1. concise               
 
suc.cinct \(.)s*k-'sin(k)t, s*-'sin(k)t\ \-'sin(k)-tle-, -'sin-kle-\ 
   \-'sint-n*s, -'sink-n*s\ aj [ME, fr. L succinctus, pp. of succingere to 
   gird from below, tuck u]p, fr. sub- + cingere to gird - more at CINCTURE 
   archaic  1a: GIRDED  1b: close-fitting  2: compressed into a narrow compass 
   : TERSE, CURT  - suc.cinct.ly av