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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. terseness of expression;
[syn: laconism, laconicism]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Laconism \Lac"o*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate Lacedaemonian manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme.] 1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style. [1913 Webster] 2. An instance of laconic style or expression. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

laconism n 1: terseness of expression [syn: laconism, laconicism]