compact

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
noun a small and economical car

From Latin compactum (“agreement”).

It was indeed very compact and comfortable. — The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
And we have made a compact, too. — The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, Mark Twain
Choose the cheapest and most compact editions. — Dostoevsky, André Gide

powder compact

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