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  • A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder. It is named after Laconia, the region of Greece...
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  • Furtwängler. Wand answered laconically: "Like Beethoven". In his late years, Wand restricted his repertoire almost exclusively to the symphonies of Anton...
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    [them]", a laconic reply supposedly given by the Spartan King Leonidas I in response to the Persian King Xerxes I's demand for the Spartans to surrender...
    15 KB (1,473 words) - 23:10, 15 October 2024
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    to enter Greek territory and occupy certain unspecified "strategic locations" or otherwise face war. Metaxas allegedly answered with a single laconic...
    6 KB (533 words) - 00:06, 13 October 2024
  • Sapere aude (redirect from Dare to know)
    the 17th and 18th centuries, after Immanuel Kant used it in the essay "Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?" (1784). As a philosopher, Kant claimed...
    9 KB (1,250 words) - 07:40, 19 September 2024
  • speech, so replies to questions may be brief and concrete, with less spontaneous speech. This is termed poverty of speech or laconic speech. The amount...
    23 KB (2,538 words) - 15:38, 15 September 2023
  • take care of Ernest themselves, to which Briscoe laconically replied, "Well, we thought about killin' 'im... Kinda hated to go that far." Their appearance...
    9 KB (1,192 words) - 06:33, 15 August 2024
  • List of Latin phrases (full) (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    major style guides and usage dictionaries, which demonstrate wide variation. To the extent anything approaching a consistent general conflict can be identified...
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    traveling habits, but rather the countless stories he relates before answering the simplest of questions. Folk singer Odetta claimed that her mother...
    14 KB (1,424 words) - 14:22, 24 September 2024
  • father, who doesn't take to Jason's laconic style and apparent lack of ambition. Then Jason comes up with an elaborate plan to use Richie Lane, the buttoned-down...
    69 KB (27 words) - 21:36, 10 July 2024
  • their first demo tape, they had not yet come to decide upon a name for the band. When asked, they would answer with "Chewin' Tobacco Fish Deedle". Their...
    8 KB (945 words) - 13:44, 26 June 2024
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    alive?" The answer should be "He is alive and well and rules the world!" causing the mermaid to vanish and the sea to calm. Any other answer would cause...
    213 KB (21,988 words) - 14:41, 19 October 2024
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    Protagoras (dialogue) (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    needs to answer in a concise manner. This forces the Sophist to use Socrates' notorious method, his unique question/answer format that can lead to a logical...
    19 KB (2,839 words) - 10:38, 5 September 2024
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    from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018. "Post Malone Answering Fans Questions (minute 4:30 for influences)". YouTube. February 6, 2017...
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    Michael Caine (category Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y)
    style wearing thick horn-rimmed glasses combined with sharp suits and a laconic vocal delivery; he was recognised as a style icon of the 1960s. He solidified...
    101 KB (10,593 words) - 23:47, 19 October 2024
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    Sparta (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
    imposed if boys failed to answer questions sufficiently "laconically" (i.e. briefly and wittily). Spartan boys were expected to take an older male mentor...
    96 KB (11,988 words) - 06:53, 15 October 2024
  • reluctant. Jesus seems to have displayed a similar style. The gospels present Jesus engaging in frequent "question and answer" religious debates with...
    73 KB (10,220 words) - 15:45, 6 October 2024
  • The Office (American TV series) (category Pages containing links to subscription-only content)
    out the office are the laconic salesman Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker), who cannot stand Michael's constant references to his Black American heritage...
    196 KB (17,139 words) - 12:05, 18 October 2024
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    as much to do in a blatantly revisionist Western about how chaos gives way to civilization." Matt Feeney of Slate described Bullock as "laconic, feral...
    118 KB (10,000 words) - 19:06, 6 October 2024
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    When Quirt refuses to answer, McClintock leaves. When Penny begs Quirt to steer clear of Laredo, he says he will. On the way to the meeting they meet...
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