Definition of CONCISION

concision

Meanings

Plural: concisions

Noun

  • terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
  • Synonym of conciseness (“brevity or terseness”).
  • A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
  • A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
  • Mutilation.
  • penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles)

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō.

Scrabble Score: 13

concision is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
concision is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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