concision

[ kuh n-sizh-uh n ]

/ kənˈsɪʒ ən /

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noun

concise quality; brevity; terseness.

Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation.

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Origin of concision

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin concīsiōn- (stem of concīsiō), equivalent to concīs(us) concise + -iōn- -ion

Related formsnon·con·ci·sion, noun

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Concision does not alone explain this, it may be noticed in other plays of the Norwegian.
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British Dictionary definitions for concision

concision

/ (kənˈsɪʒən) /

noun

the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness

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Word Origin and History for concision

concision

late 14c., "cutting away, mutilation," also, from 16c., "circumcision," from Latin concisionem "a separation into divisions," literally "a cutting up," noun of action from past participle stem of concidere "to cut up" (see concise). From 18c. it began to be used in the sense of conciseness (q.v.).

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