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Definition of: succinct
(sək·singkt′) adjective
1. Reduced or comprised within a narrow compass; terse; concise.
2. Supported by an encircling silken thread, as a butterfly chrysalis.
3. Archaic Encircled or held in position by or as by a girdle. See synonyms under TERSE. [<L succinctus, pp. of succingere <sub- underneath + cingere gird]
—suc·cinct′ly adverb
—suc·cinct′ness noun
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