concision

Definitions of concision
  1. noun
    terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
  2. noun
    a neatly short and concise expressive style
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    antonyms:
    prolixité, verbosité
    an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
    type of:
    style
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
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