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concision

American  
[kuhn-sizh-uhn] / kənˈsɪʒ ən /

noun

  1. concise quality; brevity; terseness.

  2. Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation.

concision British  
/ kənˈsɪʒən /

noun

  1. the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness

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Other Word Forms

  • nonconcision noun

Etymology

Origin of concision

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin concīsiōn- (stem of concīsiō ), equivalent to concīs ( us ) concise + -iōn- -ion

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