Brachyology

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A brachyology is a figure of speech that is an abbreviated expression.

Examples:

  • the omission of "good" in "good morning"
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Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007)

[edit] References

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920). Greek Grammar. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 674–677. ISBN 0-674-36250-0.