WORD OF THE DAY: Compendious
[kəm-PEN-dee-əs] Part of speech: Adjective Origin: French; late 14th century Definition: Containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way. Examples of Compendious in a sentence “Jared’s compendious recitation of archaic literature impressed his professors.” “The book was a compendious study of film history.” About Compendious This word stems from the Old French “compendieux,” from the Latin “compendiosus,” which means “advantageous, brief.” Did you Know? R.D. Trivedi’s 888-page “A Compendious
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