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English to English adjective
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Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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briefly giving the gist of something | | Example: a short and compendious book
a compact style is brief and pithy
succinct comparisons
a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
source: wordnet30
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