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concision — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brevity noun The quality of using few words; concise and economical expression.
  • compression noun The act of pressing something together, or the state of being pressed together.
  • conciseness noun The property of being concise; succinctness.

Senses

concision is used for these senses in English:

  • brevity (uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.
  • brevity (uncountable) Succinctness; conciseness.
  • conciseness The property of being concise; succinctness.

brevity — full definition

  1. noun The quality of using few words; concise and economical expression.
  2. noun Shortness of duration.

compression — full definition

  1. noun The act of pressing something together, or the state of being pressed together.
  2. noun (mechanics) The stage in an engine's cycle where the fuel-air mixture is squeezed before ignition.
  3. noun (computing) The process of reducing the size of a digital file.

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