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Laconic phrase

A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder.[1][2] It is named after Laconia, the region of Greece including the city of Sparta, whose ancient inhabitants had a reputation for verbal austerity and were famous for their often pithy remarks.

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms, 1984, s.v. 'concise' p. 172.
  2. ^ Henry Percy Smith, Synonyms Discriminated (1904) p. 541.

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Lakonizm AZ Laconisme Catalan Lakonisch German Λακωνισμός Greek Laconismo Spanish Laconisme French Lakonski Croatian Լակոնիկ ոճ HY ラコニズム Japanese ლაკონიზმი KA

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