| brachylogy |
| Definition: A condensing of expression that results from leaving out words that are implied by the context. |
| Example:
I read, I spotted, I defined. Note: This is an example of the type of brachylogy called asyndeton that results when conjunctions are omitted. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Greek brakhys, short. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1589: "Brachiologa, or the Cutted comma." (Puttenham Eng. Poesie (Arb.), 222) |