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Concision

//kənˈsɪʒən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words wordnet
  3. 3
    A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction. countable, uncountable

    "those of the Concision who made it"

  5. 5
    Mutilation. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles) countable, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō(n).

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