commatism

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noun

Conciseness in writing.

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Meanings

nouncommatism (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableConciseness in writing.

    The parallelism in many parts of Hosea is imperfect, interrupted, and obscure; an effect perhaps of the commatism of the style.

    1820, Samuel Horsley, Biblical Criticism

Origin

See commatic, + -ism.

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APA

commatism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commatism

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“commatism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commatism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commatism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commatism.

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