Etymology

concise

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Latin concīsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconcīsus“cut short”
  2. English todayconcise

From Latin concīsus (“cut short”), from concīdere (“cut to pieces”), from caedēre (“to cut, to strike down”).

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