Brachyology

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA figure of speech that is an abbreviated expression, for example, the omission of "good" from "good morning!" (resulting in the abbreviated greeting "morning!").

Synonyms

brachylogy bradyphasia breviloquence univerbalism basilect exophora periphrasis brevis in longo monophrasis amphibologia figure of speech parabasis

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