brachylogy

[ bruh-kil-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural bra·chyl·o·gies

1. brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression.
2. an instance of this; a concise expression.

brachylogy

/ bræˈkɪlədʒɪ /

noun

1. a concise style in speech or writing
2. a colloquial shortened form of expression that is not the result of a regular grammatical process

   the omission of "good" in the expression "Afternoon" is a brachylogy

Derived Forms

• braˈchylogous, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of brachylogy¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Greek brachylogía “brevity in speech or writing”; brachy-, -logy