Laconism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laconism \Lac"o*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate Lacedaemonian
     manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme.]
     1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style.
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     2. An instance of laconic style or expression.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laconism
       n : terseness of expression [syn: {laconicism}]