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Compact Small Com‧Pact Kəmpækt Kɒmpækt  Kəmpækt Adjective  Arranged

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com‧pact 1  / kəmpækt, kɒmpækt  $  kəmpækt /   adjective 

1 small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the space available – used to show approval :  
The compact design of the machine allows it to be stored easily. 
The students’ rooms were compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in. 
2 packed or put together firmly and closely :  
The bushes grew in a compact mass. 
3 small, but solid and strong :  
a short compact-looking man 

— compactly   adverb 
— compactness   noun  [ uncountable ] 


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