noun
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economy of expression
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a terse saying
Etymology
Origin of laconism
1560–70; < Greek lakōnismós, noun answering to lakōnízein to favor or imitate the Spartans. See laconic, -ism
Vocabulary lists containing laconism
Example Sentences
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The only time he abandoned his Trappist laconism was when Alba went to visit him in his tunnel of books.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
His friend obeyed him, more alarmed by Andre's laconism than he could have been by some sudden explosion of passion.
From Caught in the Net by Émile Gaboriau
I have purposed to avoid all exuberant ornaments of style, all pompous parade of erudition, and contented myself with a plain diction, and a strict laconism.
From A Guide for the Religious Instruction of Jewish Youth by Isaac Samuele Reggio
This spiritual laconism invigorated the arm of men who perhaps wanted no other stimulative than the hope of obtaining the immense property of the besieged.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans.
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid
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