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== English ==
== English ==
'''laconic'''


=== Etymology ===
=== Etymology ===
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[[Laconia]] was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their [[brevity]] in speech.
[[Laconia]] was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their [[brevity]] in speech.


=== Pronunciation ===
=== Katakana Transliteration ===
* RP: /ləˈkɒnɪk/
* ラコニック (Rakonikku)
* General American: /ləˈkɑnɪk/


=== Adjective ===
=== Adjective ===
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# (of speech or writing) Communicative through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
# (of speech or writing) Communicative through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
#* Synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy, lapidary
#* Synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy, lapidary
#* Antonyms: verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic
#* Near synonym: brief
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# (of speakers or writers) Communicating through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
# (of speakers or writers) Communicating through the use of as [[few]] words as possible.
#* Antonyms: talkative, chatty, verbose, prolix, loquacious, long-winded, bombastic
#* Near synonyms: taciturn, untalkative, terse, quiet, spartan
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#* 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift:
# (Australia, sometimes proscribed, of a person) [[laidback|Laidback]]; [[casual]]; not intense.
#*: "I grow laconick even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long."
 
==== Example sentence ====
 
#* 2026, Wandering Wikis:
#*: "After listening to a forty-minute explanation of the problem, she offered a laconic solution: 'Turn it off.'"
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#* 1738, Zachary Grey, ''An Attempt towards the Character of the Royal Martyr King Charles I'':
 
#*: "His sense was strong and his style laconic."
====Video Walkthrough====
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https://www.bitchute.com/video/xR7VYPxIFqAb
# (Australia, sometimes proscribed, of a person) [[laidback|Laidback]]; [[casual]]; not intense.
#* 15 June 2022, Donal Wilson, "Mid-season review: Brisbane Lions", Roar:
#*: "A key player up the other end of the ground is Harris Andrews, who sometimes gets unfairly criticised for his laconic playing style. He desperately cares for this team."


=== Derived terms ===
=== Derived terms ===
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* laconism
* laconism


===References===
* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/laconic
* [https://youtu.be/_K-L9uhsBLM?si=ghEVUSwu-3sUGzZD Kevin's Small Talk - The Office US]
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