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Definition of: laconic
(lə·kon′ik) adjective
Using or consisting of few words; short and forceful; concise; pithy. Also la·con′i·cal. See synonyms under TERSE. [<L Laconicus <Gk. Lakonikos <Lakōn a Spartan; with ref. to the habitual terseness of Spartan speech]
—la·con′i·cal·ly adverb
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