Concision

Word CONCISION
Character 9
Hyphenation con ci sion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Concision"

What do we mean by concision?

The state or quality of being concise. noun

A cutting apart or off. noun

A division; a schism; a faction; a sect; a separation. noun

It is used in the Vulgate and in the authorized version of the Bible to translate the Greek word κατατομή, employed by St. Paul in Phil. iii. 2, apparently, instead of περιτομή, for circumcision, as a contemptuous designation of those Jews who relied upon the mere outward rite of circumcision. noun

Conciseness. noun

A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction. noun

Conciseness, brevity or terseness. noun

A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments. noun

A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction. noun

Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words noun

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The word "concision" in example sentences

· I hardly ever do bullet points – you know concision is not my greatest suit, and they seem to have made the formatting go crazy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 2009 I want to make a big effort to wrestle my posts back to a more reasonable length, concision is a virtue after all, and to make my style clearer and less intellectual. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Her mode of expression is a disarmingly clear and accessible style, characterized by concision, rhyme, wordplay and wit," concluded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which each year chooses winners through a secretive process and does not accept nominations. ❋ Chronicle [email protected] (Nanette Asimov (2011)

"Road Movies" is also a masterpiece of concision, which is more than one could say for Penderecki's 1999 Violin Sonata. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Noam Chomsky summed up the difference better than anyone with his withering commentary on "concision" on television. ❋ Barry Eisler (2010)

There, on the other hand, is what Marlowe's style could not do; the phrase has a concision which is almost classical, certainly Dantesque. ❋ Thomas Stearns (1920)

I knew my intuition was right regarding the Frost / Hirsch linearity and I saw the implications but I wasn't sure where the problem lay. btw, this is all greatly complicated by what Noam Chomsky refers to as "concision" see link .. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"concision," that is, the cutting off of the flesh. ❋ Unknown (1871)

The lawyers are required to express themselves with such accuracy and concision, and some of the issues they debate just make my head hurt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Occasionally a name will come as a gift – my Shel in Close Ups, for instance, where the concision and suggestion of hard exterior, intriguing interior, suited my interest in this brave, complex girl. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He proposes to correct the Bible by creating a new translation based upon 10 principles, including: concision (as opposed to “liberal wordiness”); an emphasis on “free market parables” and the exclusion of “liberal passages” he says were inserted into the original text. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As is the case for television talk shows, conventional politics in a novel are easy to express with concision. ❋ Barry Eisler (2010)

The best blog posts, after all, can be profound in their concision. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The next four novels drew heavily on her own life experiences – working in a book shop, living on a house boat, teaching at a drama school, working for the BBC in wartime – exquisitely written novels, often steeped in melancholy, demonstrating her powers of concision and her incomparable sentence-making. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Real-time blogging is fun, too, although does nothing for my concision. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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