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lac⋅o⋅nism

  [lak-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
1. laconic brevity.
2. a laconic utterance or sentence.
Also, la⋅con⋅i⋅cism  [luh-kon-uh-siz-uhm] .

Origin:
1560–70; < Gk lakōnismós, n. answering to lakōnízein to favor or imitate the Spartans. See laconic, -ism
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lac·o·nism   (lāk'ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  Terseness or succinctness of style or expression.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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