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pauciloquy

 
Dictionary: Pau·cil·o·quy

n.

[L. pauciloquium; paucus little + loqui to speak.]
Brevity in speech. [R.]


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[fr. L. pauciloquium, the fact of saying little]
archaic  brevity in speech hence, pauciloquent - that uses few words in speech; laconic
 
 

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