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| lac·o·nism [ lákə nìzzəm ] (plural lac·o·nisms) or la·con·i·cism [ lə kónni sìzzəm ] (plural la·con·i·cisms) |
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1. brevity in speech: the use of very few words
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2. brief but meaningful statement: something that is said in few words but is full of meaning
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| [Late 16th century. < Greek lakōnismos "imitation of Spartan manners" < Lakōn "Laconia"] |
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