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nounconcise quality; brevity; terseness. Archaic. a cutting up or off; mutilation. Origin of concision1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin concīsiōn- (stem of concīsiō), equivalent to concīs(us) concise + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM concisionnon·con·ci·sion, nounWords nearby concisionconcinnate, concinnity, concinnous, concise, conciseness, concision, conclave, conclavist, conclination, conclude, conclusion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for concisionLachs 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. 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
nounthe quality of being concise; brevity; terseness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to concisioncondensation, economy, transitoriness, terseness, conciseness, pointedness, crispness, ephemerality, transience, pithiness, impermanence, succinctness, curtness |