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compendious
[ kuhm-pen-dee-uhs ]
adjective
- of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise:
a compendious history of the world.
Synonyms: , , ,
compendious
/ °ìÉ™³¾Ëˆ±èÉ›²Ô»åɪə²õ /
adjective
- containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct
Derived Forms
- ³¦´Ç³¾Ëˆ±è±ð²Ô»å¾±´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ³¦´Ç³¾Ëˆ±è±ð²Ô»å¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è±ð²Ôd¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
- ³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è±ð²Ôd¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ôc´Ç³¾Â·±è±ð²Ôd¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of compendious1
Example Sentences
“The book is compendious and revelatory, a statement of the man in his own words, and I found myself knowing my father in new ways through these letters.â€
These works don’t attempt to replace the compendious authority of traditional biography but, rather, enter into dialogue with it by reflecting more on some facts in a life and its work than on others.
Sony’s new set is one of the most compendious efforts at archival excavation that the major labels have yet offered.
In this compendious book Newkirk, the founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Stone, an author and co-author of numerous titles, have separate but closely related agendas.
Michael Kinch’s The End of the Beginning gives an account both personal and compendious.
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