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Noun Concept
Categories: Culture of Sparta, Rhetoric
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laconism  laconicism  laconic phrase  laconic  laconic humour
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Terseness of expression WordNet 3.0
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Terseness of expression WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder. Wikipedia
IS A
terseness
answer
HAS INSTANCE
Molon labe
DIFFERENT FROM
brachylogy
NAMED AFTER
Laconia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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laconism, laconicism
Wikipedia
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laconic phrase
Wikidata
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laconic phrase
Wikipedia Redirections
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laconic, laconic humour, Laconic Phrase, Laconic phrases, Laconic wit, laconical, Laconicism, laconism, Spartan wit, With it or on it
Wikidata Alias
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laconism

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