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laconic

/lɒˈkɒnɪk/lo-KO-nik
/lɑˈkɑnɪk/lah-KAH-nik

Meaningperson from Laconia

Common meaning: using very few words

Journey through time

  1. GreekLakōn‘person from Laconia’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsperson from Laconia → LaconianLaconicus‘Laconian’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsLaconian → using very few wordslaconic‘using very few words’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek Lakōn ‘person from Laconia’.

Roots

  • Lakōn Greek “person from Laconia”

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