- A
laconic phrase or
laconism is a
concise or
terse statement,
especially a
blunt and
elliptical rejoinder. It is
named after Laconia, the
region of Greece...
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Laconic speech may mean:
alogia - a
thought impoverishment observable through speech and
language use
laconic phrase - a
concise or
terse statement, especially...
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absurdity of the
subject matter. The
delivery is
meant to be blunt, ironic,
laconic, or
apparently unintentional. The term
deadpan first emerged early in the...
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during the two-word
stage of
language acquisition in children,
which is
laconic and efficient. The name
derives from the fact that
someone sending a telegram...
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Laconic Name
Official Name
Birgu Vittoriosa L-Isla
Senglea Bormla Co****ua...
- of the
short story, as did
Lydia Davis,
through her
idiosyncratic and
laconic style. The
Argentine writer Jorge Luis
Borges is one of the best-known...
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recorded in the
ancient Gr**** form
molon labe "come and take [them]", a
laconic reply supposedly given by the
Spartan King
Leonidas I in
response to the...
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Peloponnese peninsula. Its
administrative capital is Sparta. The word
laconic—to
speak in a blunt,
concise way—is
derived from the name of this region...
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being a
member himself.
Haruhi soon
recruits three additional members: the
laconic bibliophile Yuki Nagato, the shy and
timid Mikuru Asahina, and the unflappable...
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drawled lyrics—which
often use
melodic rhyming, repetition, word play,
laconic phrases, syncopation—and alliteration, his
music often addresses the lifestyle...
