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English Dictionary: Laconism by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Laconism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laconism
n
  1. terseness of expression
    Synonym(s): laconism, laconicism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laconism \Lac"o*nism\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to imitate
      Laced[91]monian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F.
      laconisme.]
      1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style.
  
      2. An instance of laconic style or expression.
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