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Concision

noun
1.
Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.  Synonyms: conciseness, pithiness, succinctness.





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"Concision" Quotes from Famous Books



... protested SHAW-LEFEVRE, sternly! "it is preaching; why cannot a man be concise? Concision, if I may coin a word, is the soul of argument. My old friend DIZZY used to say to me, 'SHAW, what I admire about LEFEVRE is his terseness. If you want a man to say in twenty minutes everything ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 • Various


Words linked to "Concision" :   terseness, succinctness


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