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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. | ||
=== | === Katakana Transliteration === | ||
* | * ラコニック (Rakonikku) | ||
=== Adjective === | === Adjective === | ||
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# (Australia, sometimes proscribed, of a person) [[laidback|Laidback]]; [[casual]]; not intense. | # (Australia, sometimes proscribed, of a person) [[laidback|Laidback]]; [[casual]]; not intense. | ||
==== Example sentence ==== | ==== Example sentence ==== | ||
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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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