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compendious

[kuhm-pen-dee-uhs] / kəmˈpɛn di əs /


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The genius of Kosky’s singularly musical production is that it magically makes the orchestra itself a compendious magic flute.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Joyce was well aware of his compendious cast of mind and proud to find it manifest among his children.

From New York Times Jun. 12, 2018

Nonetheless, astronomers and astrophysicists came together to write a single compendious paper about the event.

From Science Magazine Oct. 16, 2017

It may be odd not to find it in this compendious store of resonances .

From The New Yorker Oct. 11, 2015

His privileges and special functions are very many; a compendious account of the principal of them may be found in the work of G. Moroni, vol. xix. p.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various




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