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concision

[ kuh n-sizh-uh n ]

/ kənˈsɪʒ ən /

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noun

concise quality; brevity; terseness.

Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation.

Origin of concision

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

OTHER WORDS FROM concision

non·con·ci·sion, noun

Words nearby concision

concinnate, concinnity, concinnous, concise, conciseness, concision, conclave, conclavist, conclination, conclude, conclusion

Example sentences from the Web for concision

Lachs writes with clarity and concision—admirable concision, considering how unwieldy university press offerings tend to be.

America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies |Stefan Beck |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I think The Ghost Writer, with its combination of concision and daring and wild ambition, might be a perfect novel.

Five Great Literary Homes, From Pemberley to Ruth’s | |March 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.

The David Foster Wallace Generation |Seth Colter Walls |April 7, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
For concision, picturesqueness and concreteness, this narrative is not excelled in all literature.

The Bible Period by Period |Josiah Blake Tidwell

While it is not as long-breathed as the C sharp minor Scherzo, its concision makes it more tempting to the student.

Unicorns |James Huneker
Concision does not alone explain this, it may be noticed in other plays of the Norwegian.

Iconoclasts |James Huneker
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the concision: 3.

Expositions of Holy Scripture |Alexander Maclaren
Both phases remind us of the "concision" of Paul's later letters.

The Making of the New Testament |Benjamin W. Bacon

British Dictionary definitions for concision

concision

/ (kənˈsɪʒən) /

noun

the quality of being concise; brevity; terseness