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What (who) is LACONISM - definition
TERSE PHILOSOPHICAL SAYING
Laconic; Laconism; Laconic humour; Laconicism; Laconic wit; Laconical; Laconic phrases; Spartan wit; With it or on it; Laconic Phrase; Attic salt
![[[Chilon of Sparta]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chilon of Sparta.jpg?width=200 "[[Chilon of Sparta]]")
![''Leonidas'']], a sculpture ({{circa}} 475 BCE) unearthed in Sparta in 1926 ([[Archaeological Museum of Sparta]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Helmed Hoplite Sparta.JPG?width=200 "''Leonidas'']], a sculpture ({{circa}} 475 BCE) unearthed in Sparta in 1926 ([[Archaeological Museum of Sparta]])")
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Laconism
·noun An instance of laconic style or expression.
II. Laconism ·noun A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style.
laconic
[l?'k?n?k]
¦ adjective using very few words; terse.
Derivatives
laconically adverb
laconicism noun
laconism noun
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'Laconian'): via L. from Gk Lakonikos, from Lakon 'Laconia, Sparta', the Spartans being known for their terse speech.
Laconic phrase
A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or [statement, especially a blunt] and [rejoinder.Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms, 1984, s.
Wikipedia
Laconic phrase
A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder. 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.
