"concision" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈsɪʒən/ Forms: concisions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʒən Etymology: Borrowed from French concision, from Latin concisiō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|concision}} French concision, {{der|en|la|concisiō}} Latin concisiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} concision (countable and uncountable, plural concisions)
  1. (somewhat rare) Conciseness, brevity or terseness. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms (conciseness): laconicism
    Sense id: en-concision-en-noun-9wd1hajy Disambiguation of 'conciseness': 77 3 14 1 5
  2. A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concision-en-noun-eoxE8k6z
  3. A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concision-en-noun-yS-tHfoN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 11 46 1 15
  4. Mutilation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concision-en-noun-rhv2ayab
  5. (Christianity) penile mutilation, emasculation (used as a polemical term in Paul's epistles) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-concision-en-noun-RFP6INDz Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: succinctness

Inflected forms

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