Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - laconic
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If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin ~us Spartan, from Greek lakonikos; from the Spartan reputation for terseness of speech Date: 1589 using or involving the use of a minimum of words ; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious Synonyms: see concise • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 (of a style of speech or writing) brief; concise; terse. 2 (of a person) laconic in speech etc. Derivatives laconically adv. laconicism n. Etymology: L f. Gk Lakonikos f. Lakon Spartan, the Spartans being known for their terse speech ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. лаконичный, лаконический, краткий, сжатый (о речи) 2. неразговорчивый, немногословный (о человеке) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1583, from Gk. Lakonikos, from Lakon "person from Lakonia," the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famous for their brevity of speech. When Philip of Macedon threatened them with, "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the ground," the Spartans' reply was, "If." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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