LACONISM


Meaning of LACONISM in English

/lak"euh niz'euhm/ , n.

1. laconic brevity.

2. a laconic utterance or sentence.

Also, laconicism /leuh kon"euh siz'euhm/ .

[ 1560-70; lakonismós, n. answering to lakonízein to favor or imitate the Spartans. See LACONIC, -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .