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Definition of
compendious adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
compendious
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
kəmˈpɛndiəs
/
/
(
formal
)
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containing all the necessary facts about something
a compendious description
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compendious
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