Laconism
[lak-uh-niz-uh m] /ˈlæk əˌnɪz əm/
noun
1.
brevity.
2.
a utterance or sentence.
/ˈlækəˌnɪzəm/
noun (rare)
1.
economy of expression
2.
a terse saying
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