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concision

[ kuhn-sizh-uhn ]

noun

  1. concise quality; brevity; terseness.
  2. Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation.


concision

/ əˈɪə /

noun

  1. the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzcDz·sDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of concision1

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin DzԳīō- (stem of DzԳīō ), equivalent to DzԳī ( us ) concise + -ō- -ion
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His exuberant acting benefits from the severity of Beckett’s concision.

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As my colleague Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post put it with admirable concision: “I am endorsing Kamala Harris for president because I like elections and would like to keep having them.”

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The dealer Emmanuel Di Donna wanted to draw out the connections between the two artists, who both had a talent for concision as well as a playful side.

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This interview, based on that event, has been edited for clarity and concision.

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These conversations have been edited for clarity and concision.

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