Laconic Phrase facts for kids
A laconic phrase says something with only words that are needed. Laconic refers to the very old people of Sparta, who talked this way. This is why people who say much with few words have laconic wit, or are using laconic phrases.
Images for kids
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Bust of Philip II of Macedon
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Chilon of Sparta
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Leonidas, a sculpture (c. 475 BC) unearthed in Sparta in 1926 (Archaeological Museum of Sparta)
See also
In Spanish: Laconismo para niños
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