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brachylogy

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bra·chyl·o·gy  (br-kl-j)
n. pl. bra·chyl·o·gies
1. Brevity of speech; conciseness.
2. A shortened or condensed phrase or expression.
[Medieval Latin brachylogia, from Greek brakhulogi : brakhu-, brachy- + logos, speech; see -logy.]
brachylogy [bræˈkɪlədʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. a concise style in speech or writing
2. (Linguistics / Grammar) 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
brachylogous  adj
brachylogy
the practice of conciseness in speech or writing.
See also: Brevity
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And the parodic quality/nature of the Intercoenales is also part of this chapter that so painstakingly examines styles, genres, and the language of these works in order to help us see, in the brachylogy of Alberti's Apologi, an expression of saturnine brevitas and micrology: a withdrawal of the author and of art itself, leaving therefore an empty, silent space that presents the artistic/creative efforts as illusory.
Rinaldo Rinaldi. "Melancholia Christiana." Studi sulle fonti di Leon ... by Frank, Maria Esposito / Italica
 
 
 
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