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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : adjective kuhm-pakt, kom-, kom-pakt; verb kuhm-pakt; noun kom-pakt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective kəmˈpækt, kɒm-, ˈkɒm pækt; verb kəmˈpækt; noun ˈkɒm pækt



Definition of compact

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Middle French compact (14c.) or directly from Latin compactus "concentrated," past participle of compingere "to fasten together, construct," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Compact car is 1960. Compact disc is from 1979.
  • adj condensed
  • adj short, brief
  • noun agreement
  • verb make condensed
Example sentences :
  • A compact little group of men rounded the bend and approached.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The officers and other white men stood about in a compact and silent group.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The hour that sealed the compact between us was one of regret and alarm.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • This writing, mighty Ferdinand, contains the articles of our compact.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • With the Christian monarch, there is no hope of peace or compact.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The young men were standing in compact groups near the windows.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The "Compact" swung and tilted with the jolt of her energetic movements.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • What if she were disobeying the Compact—death to the Wicked Compact!
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • Was painting Amelia's portrait a breach, too, of the Compact?
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • In spite of the wicked old Compact, they would keep together.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

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