Crossword clues for concision
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.
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 to be used in the sense of conciseness (q.v.).
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.
WordNet
n. terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: conciseness, pithiness, succinctness]
Wikipedia
Concision (alternatively brevity, Laconicism, terseness, or conciseness) is the art and practice of minimizing words used to convey an idea. It aims to make communication more effective by eliminating redundancy without omitting important information. Concision has been described as one of the elementary principles of writing.
In media studies, concision is a term for a form of broadcast media censorship by limiting debate on the rationale of time allotment.
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.