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brachylogy

noun

  1. brevity of speech
  2. shortened or condensed phrase or expression
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɹæˈkɪl.ə.d͡ʒi/

noun

Etymology: From Late Latin brachylogia from Ancient Greek βραχυλογία (brakhulogía), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”), equivalent to brachy- + -logy; compare brachyology.

  1. Concise speech; laconism.
  2. Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
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