βραχυλογία

brachylogia

brevity in speech

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Protagoras 3
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335a3
335b8
343b5
Phaedrus 2
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269a7
272a5
Gorgias 1
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449c5
Laws 1
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Book X 1
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887b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

βραχυλογία, ἡ, A. brevity in speech or writing, Hp. Decent. 12, Pl. Grg. 449c; β. τις Λακωνική Id. Prt. 343b, etc.; ἡ Πιττακοῦ β. Plu. 2.153e, cf. Demetr. Eloc. 243 (pl.); opp. μῆκος, Pl. Lg. 887b.

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