compendious
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compendious
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From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus (“advantageous, abridged, brief”), from compendium.
adjective more compendious · most compendious
- containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RAILWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. By Ernest F. Carter. Cassell. 63s. This compendious work, which, with its index, runs to 637 pages, aims to list chronologically the developments of the British railway system.
- briefly describing a body of knowledge
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Talk about this word "compendious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compendious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compendious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compendious "compendious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compendious.Cite this
@misc{compendious_2026,
title = {compendious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compendious},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
