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Where the author is . . . too brief and
concise, amplify a little.

I. Watts.

Syn. -- Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious;
summary; succinct. See Laconic, and Terse.

Con*cise"ly, adv. In a concise
manner; briefly.

Con*cise"ness, n. The quality
of being concise.

Con*ci"sion (?), n. [L.
concisio: cf. F. concision. See Concise.]
A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction.
South.

Con`ci*ta"tion (?), n. [L.
concitatio. See Concite.] The act of stirring
up, exciting, or agitating. [Obs.] "The concitation
of humors." Sir T. Browne.

Con*cite" (?), v. t. [L.
concitare; con- + citare. See Cite.] To
excite or stir up. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Con`cla*ma"tion (?), n. [L.
conclamatio.] An outcry or shout of many
together. [R.]

Before his funeral conclamation.

May (Lucan).

Con"clave (? or ?; 277), n.


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