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concision

[kuhn-sizh-uhn] / kənˈsɪʒ ən /


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Concision is only reductive when it is not linguistically innovative.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2016

Concision, admittedly, is the essence of pop: its discipline, its challenge, its genius.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2010

De Gaulle chose the army as his profession and, when he entered Saint-Cyr, wrote on his copybook Hugo's maxim: "Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life."

From Time Magazine Archive

His copybook at Saint-Cyr bore Victor Hugo's maxim: "Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life."

From Time Magazine Archive

Concision is an excellent quality in a writer.

From Pot-Boilers by Bell, Clive




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