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Brachyology

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

Examples:

  • the omission of "good" in "good morning"

References

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

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