brachyology
English
noun
Definitions
- (in discussions of) A figure of speech that is an abbreviated expression, for example, the omission of "good" from "good morning!" (resulting in the abbreviated greeting "morning!").
Etymology
Derived from Latin brachiologia derived from Ancient Greek βραχύς (short, not far off).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βραχύς
Gloss
short, not far off
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
短
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brachy- English
- brachytherapy English
- brachiologia Latin
- brachypterus Latin
- brachyrhynchos Latin
- brachyrhynchus Latin
- βραχύς Ancient Greek
- ῥύγχος Ancient Greek
- *mréǵʰus Proto-Indo-European
- βραχυ- Greek (modern)