the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality of being concise.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The quality of being concise; brevity in statement.
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n. terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
Word Usage
"Mauriac remains unequalled in conciseness and expressive force of language; his prose can in a few suggestive lines shed light on the most complex and difficult things."