- 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...
- and take [them]', is a
classical expression of defiance. It is
among the
Laconic phrases reported by Plutarch,
attributed to King
Leonidas I in
reply to...
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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...
- 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse,
laconic, or
memorable expression of a
general truth or principle. They are often...
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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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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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ridiculousness of the
subject matter. The
delivery is
meant to be blunt, sarcastic,
laconic, or
apparently unintentional.
Comedians and
actors who have used deadpan...
- gl****es, to
establish a
distinctive visual style,
which he used
alongside a
laconic vocal delivery; these,
which he
combined with
sharp suits in
Alfie and...
- of the
short story, as did
Lydia Davis,
through her
idiosyncratic and
laconic style. The
Argentine writer Jorge Luis
Borges is one of the most famous...
