laconism
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laconism
Where it comes from
From Latin Laconia, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn, “the region surrounding the city of Sparta”).
noun laconisms
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Extreme brevity in expression.
“Well, where have you been?” he said to her with offhand laconism.
Similar: conciseness, laconicism, succinctness, brevity, briefness, concision, laconicalness, laconicity, laconism, terseness
- A very or notably brief expression. The hand of PROVIDENCE writes often by abbreviatures, hieroglyphicks or short characters, which, like the Laconism on the wall, are not to be made out but by a hint or key from that SPIRIT which indited them.
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noun brevity in expression
| Español | laconismo, pauciloquio |
|---|---|
| Français | laconisme |
| Italiano | laconismo, laconicismo |
| Română | laconism |
noun brief expression
| Español | laconismo |
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title = {laconism},
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