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Succinct
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What it means
- adjective
Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
- adjective
Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
- adjective
Of some pupae: encircled by a thread of silk around the centre.
Where it comes from
Succinct comes from Latin succinctus, literally girded up, from sub, under, and cingere, to wrap. A succinct sentence has been tucked in.
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