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Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
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concision
Word definitions for concision in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., "cutting away, mutilation," also, from 16c., "circumcision," from Latin concisionem "a separation into divisions," literally "a cutting up," noun of action from past participle stem of concidere "to cut up" (see concise ). From 18c. it began ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: conciseness , pithiness , succinctness ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Concision \Con*ci"sion\, n. [L. concisio: cf. F. concision. See Concise .] A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction. --South.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In media studies , concision is a term for a form of broadcast media censorship by limiting debate on the rationale of time allotment.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 conciseness, brevity or terseness. 2 A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments. 3 A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
Usage examples of concision.
It avoided far-fetched allusions combined with lack of concision and force.
His study of them gave to his work on Persian originals a concision and wit which were entirely appropriate, and which his imitators have completely failed to emulate.
Always an artist of concision and selflessness, she has arrived in her old age at a gorgeous fluidity and expansion of phrase.