‖ multum in parvo
(ˈmʌltəm ɪn ˈpɑːvəʊ)
[L. multum, neut. of multus much; in, prep.; parvō, abl. sing. of parvus little.]
A great deal in a small compass. Also attrib. applied to articles of small bulk but of great comprehensiveness.
| 1732 (title) Multum in Parvo; or, the Jubilee of Jubilees. 1825 [S. Maunder] title, The Little Lexicon; or, Multum in Parvo of the English Language. 1836 Marryat Three Cutters i, This is the kitchen: is it not admirably arranged? What a multum in parvo! 1861 (title) Multum in Parvo Series. 1876 T. Hardy Ethelberta xliii, A multum-in-parvo pocket-knife. |