concision

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French concision.

Noun

concision (countable and uncountable, plural concisions)

1. (somewhat rare) Conciseness, brevity or terseness.
2. A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
3. A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.

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4. Mutilation.
5. (Christianity) penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles)

Synonyms

• (conciseness): laconicism, succinctness; see also Thesaurus:succinctness

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French

Noun

concision f (plural concisions)

1. concision