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Webster 1913 Edition
Laconism
Lac′o-nism
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to imitate Lacedaemonian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F.
laconisme
.] 1.
A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style.
2.
An instance of laconic style or expression.
Webster 1828 Edition
Laconism
LA'CONISM
,Definition 2024
laconism
laconism
English
Noun
laconism (plural laconisms)
- (uncountable, rhetoric) Extreme brevity in expression.
- (countable) A very or notably brief expression.
See also
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laconism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Calvin Coolidge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations
brevity in expression