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brachylogy

[ bruh-kil-uh-jee ]

noun

plural brachylogies
  1. brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression.
  2. an instance of this; a concise expression.

brachylogy

/ ²ú°ùæˈ°ìɪ±ôÉ™»åÏôɪ /

noun

  1. a concise style in speech or writing
  2. a colloquial shortened form of expression that is not the result of a regular grammatical process

    the omission of "good" in the expression "Afternoon" is a brachylogy

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Derived Forms

  • ²ú°ù²¹Ëˆ³¦³ó²â±ô´Ç²µ´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brachylogy1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Greek ²ú°ù²¹³¦³ó²â±ô´Ç²µÃ­²¹ “brevity in speech or writingâ€; brachy-, -logy

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