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 Definitions of laconic  [əˈkɒn ɪk]  

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Definition of 'laconic' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) laconic
using few words; terse; concise:
a laconic reply.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < L Lacōnicus < Gk Lakōnikós Laconian =Lákōn a Laconian +-ikos -ic)

Definition of 'laconic' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) crisp, curt, laconic, terse
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
"a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand"


Definition of 'laconic' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) laconic
alt. of Laconical

2. (noun) laconic
laconism



'laconic' - Nearby Entries  

laconia  laconian  laconic  laconically  laconicism  laconism  lacquer  



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