brachylogy

Betekenis (Engels)

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!"

Sinonieme

laconism

pauciloquy

Vertalings

βραχυλογία

brachilogia

brachylogie

laconismo

laconismo

braquilogía

Brachylogie

özlü anlatım

λακωνικότητα

Gekoppel as

bra‧chyl‧o‧gy

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɹæˈkɪl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Etimologie (Engels)

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