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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. | ||
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* | * ラコニック (Rakonikku) | ||
=== Adjective === | === Adjective === | ||
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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. | ||
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# (Australia, sometimes proscribed, of a person) [[laidback|Laidback]]; [[casual]]; not intense. | |||
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#*: "After listening to a forty-minute explanation of the problem, she offered a laconic solution: 'Turn it off.'" | #*: "After listening to a forty-minute explanation of the problem, she offered a laconic solution: 'Turn it off.'" | ||
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====Video Walkthrough==== | |||
https://www.bitchute.com/video/xR7VYPxIFqAb | |||
=== 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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Latest revision as of 06:30, 4 March 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Latin Lacōnicus (“Spartan”), from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (“Laconian”). Laconia was the region inhabited and ruled by the Spartans, who were known for their brevity in speech.
Katakana Transliteration
[edit | edit source]- ラコニック (Rakonikku)
Adjective
[edit | edit source]- (of speech or writing) Communicative through the use of as few words as possible.
- Synonyms: terse, succinct, concise, pithy, lapidary
- (of speakers or writers) Communicating through the use of as few words as possible.
- (Australia, sometimes proscribed, of a person) Laidback; casual; not intense.
Example sentence
[edit | edit source]- 2026, Wandering Wikis:
- "After listening to a forty-minute explanation of the problem, she offered a laconic solution: 'Turn it off.'"
- 2026, Wandering Wikis:
Video Walkthrough
[edit | edit source]https://www.bitchute.com/video/xR7VYPxIFqAb
Derived terms
[edit | edit source]- laconicism
- laconicly
- unlaconic
Related terms
[edit | edit source]- laconical
- laconically
- laconism