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单词 breviloquent
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breviloquentadj.

/brɪˈvɪləkwənt/
Etymology: < Latin breviloquent-em, < brevis short + loquens speaking.
Given to concise speaking, laconic.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > uttering few words or speaking briefly
pauciloquent1656
breviloquent1865
short-spoken1865
1865 H. Merivale in Fortn. Rev. 2 138 They seem to anticipate the breviloquent era of Sir Rowland Hill.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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