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laconism definition

laco·nism (lak′ə niz′əm)

noun

  1. brevity of speech or expression
  2. a laconic speech or expression

Etymology: Gr Lakōnismos < Lakōnizein, to imitate the Laconians

Also laconicism la·con′i·cism′ (lə kän′i siz′əm)

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