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laconic
adjective
Using as few words as possible to communicate much information; pithy and concise.
Translations:
French: laconique
(fr)
German: lakonisch
(de)
Spanish: lacónico
(es)
m
Swedish: lakonisk
(sv)
Etymology:
From (
term, Laconicus, LacÅnicus, Spartan
) < Ancient Greek (
term, sc=polytonic, , tr=LakÅnikos, , Laconian
). Laconia was the region surrounding and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.
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