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laconism
lac·o·nism
/
ˈlæk
əˌnɪz
əm
/
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lak
-
uh
-niz-
uh
m
]
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noun
1.
laconic
brevity.
2.
a
laconic
utterance or sentence.
Also,
la·con·i·cism
/
ləˈkɒn
əˌsɪz
əm
/
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[
l
uh
-
kon
-
uh
-siz-
uh
m
]
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.
Origin:
1560–70;
<
Greek
lakōnismós,
noun answering to
lakōnízein
to favor or imitate the Spartans. See
laconic
,
-ism
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laconism
or
laconicism
(ˈlækəˌnɪzəm, ləˈkɒnɪˌsɪzəm)
—
n
1.
economy of expression
2.
a terse saying
laconicism
or
laconicism
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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