the essay is a marvel of concision and clarity
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearbrevity, briefness, compactness, conciseness, crispness, pithiness, succinctness, terseness;
diffuseness, long-windedness, prolixity, verbosity, wordiness;
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