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concise (iou) and Calonne, Charles-Alexandre de (sh)


concise (iou)



concise adjective. L16.
[French concis(e) or Latin concisus divided, broken up, brief, pa. pple of concidere, formed as CON- + caedere to cut.]
Of speech, Writing, a person, style, etc.: brief but comprehensive in expression.
concisely adverb L17.
conciseness noun M17.

Calonne, Charles-Alexandre de (sh)




born Jan. 20, 1734, Douai, France
died Oct. 29, 1802, Paris

French politician.

He served as intendant of Metz (1768) and Lille (1774), and his financial genius led to his appointment as controller General of finance (1783). He soon discovered that major reforms were necessary to save France from bankruptcy. His efforts precipitated the governmental crisis that led to the French Revolution. After the Revolution began, he devoted himself to the cause of counterrevolution from his exile in England.