succinctness

  • 81succinct — adj. briefly expressed; terse, concise. Derivatives: succinctly adv. succinctness n. Etymology: ME f. L succinctus past part. of succingere tuck up (as SUB , cingere gird) …

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  • 82terseness — noun a neatly short and concise expressive style • Ant: ↑verboseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑terse • Hypernyms: ↑expressive style, ↑style • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 83brev|i|ty — «BREHV uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. shortness; briefness: »The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience. 2. shortness in speech or writing; contraction into a few words; conciseness: »Brevity in storytelling makes the story more… …

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  • 84HAGGAHOT — (Heb. הַגָּהוֹת glosses ; corrections ), a term used both to mean the examination of manuscript and printed works in order to correct errors and in the sense of glosses, i.e., notes and brief comments on the text. This entry is arranged according …

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