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laconism

(lak′ə niz′əm)

noun

brevity of speech or expression
a laconic speech or expression

Origin: Gr Lakōnismos < Lakōnizein, to imitate the Laconians

Also laconicism

See laconism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Terseness or succinctness of style or expression.

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