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laconize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la-conize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λακωνίζω (lakōnízō), from Λάκων (Lákōn). By surface analysis, laconic + -ize.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: λακωνίζω

Usage

Inflected Forms

laconizes (present, singular) laconizing (participle, present) laconized (participle, past) laconized (past) laconise (alternative)

Derived Forms

laconization

Questions

What does laconize mean?
To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief, pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.
Where does laconize come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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