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  • //the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site
  • Noun (2)
    • //a five-nation compact to control drug traffic
    • //the two made a compact never to artificially prolong the other's life in the event of incapacitating illness or injury
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    Noun (1)
    1600, in the meaning defined above
    Noun (2)
    1555, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Adjective and Verb
    Middle English, firmly put together, from Latin compactus, from past participle
    .
  • //the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site
  • Noun (2)
    • //a five-nation compact to control drug traffic
    • //the two made a compact never to artificially prolong the other's life in the event of incapacitating illness or injury
    First Known Use
    Adjective
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Verb
    15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    Noun (1)
    1600, in the meaning defined above
    Noun (2)
    1555, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Adjective and Verb
    Middle English, firmly put together, from Latin compactus, from past participle