Advertisement
Advertisement
brachylogy
[ bruh-kil-uh-jee ]
noun
, plural bra·chyl·o·gies
- brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression.
- an instance of this; a concise expression.
brachylogy
/ bræˈkɪlədʒɪ /
noun
- a concise style in speech or writing
- a colloquial shortened form of expression that is not the result of a regular grammatical process
the omission of "good" in the expression "Afternoon" is a brachylogy
Discover More
Derived Forms
- braˈchylogous, adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of brachylogy1
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse