LACONISM


Meaning of LACONISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' la-k ə - ˌ ni-z ə m

Function: noun

Date: 1570

1 : brevity or terseness of expression or style <a laconism bordering on curt ― B. S. Shanoff>

2 : a laconic expression

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