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brachylogy

/bɹæˈkɪl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bra-chyl-o-gy
IPA
/bɹæˈkɪl.ə.d͡ʒi/
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Concise speech; laconism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Late Latin brachylogia from Ancient Greek βραχυλογία (brakhulogía), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + -λογία (-logía, “speech”), equivalent to brachy- + -logy; compare brachyology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brachylogia, βραχυλογία

Usage

Inflected Forms

brachylogies (plural) brachyology (alternative) brachylogia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ellipsis

Questions

How do you pronounce brachylogy?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹæˈkɪl.ə.d͡ʒi/.
What does brachylogy mean?
Concise speech; laconism.
Where does brachylogy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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