A figure of speech that is an abbreviatedexpression, for example, the omission of "good" from "good morning!" (resulting in the abbreviated greeting "morning!").
Origin
From Late Latin brachiologia, from Ancient Greek βραχύς ("short") + λογία; compare brachylogy.
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