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brachylogy

[ bruh-kil-uh-jee ]

noun

, plural bra·chyl·o·gies
  1. brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression.
  2. an instance of this; a concise expression.


brachylogy

/ bræˈkɪlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. a concise style in speech or writing
  2. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • braˈchylogous, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brachylogy1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Greek brachylogía “brevity in speech or writing”; brachy-, -logy

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