concision
[kuh n-sizh-uh n]
Origin of concision
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Related Words for concision
condensation, economy, transitoriness, terseness, conciseness, crispness, concision, ephemerality, transience, pithiness, impermanence, succinctness, curtnessExamples from the Web for concision
Contemporary Examples of concision
Lachs writes with clarity and concision—admirable concision, considering how unwieldy university press offerings tend to be.
I think The Ghost Writer, with its combination of concision and daring and wild ambition, might be a perfect novel.
Five Great Literary Homes, From Pemberley to Ruth’sMarch 18, 2014
The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.
Historical Examples of concision
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision: 3.
Expositions of Holy ScriptureAlexander Maclaren
Concision does not alone explain this, it may be noticed in other plays of the Norwegian.
IconoclastsJames Huneker
Both phases remind us of the "concision" of Paul's later letters.
The Making of the New TestamentBenjamin W. Bacon
Keep an eye on the dogs, on the evil workers, on the concision.
Beware of dogs: beware of evil workers: beware of the concision.
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