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How do you spell Laconic?

Correct spelling

laconic

Remember Sparta's LACONIA - LAC-ON-IC, like the ancient Greek region.

Why is laconic spelled this way?

From Greek Lakonikos, of Laconia (Sparta). Spartans were famously brief in speech. Someone laconic uses minimum words — brevity as a cultural inheritance.

Common misspellings of laconic

lacaniclacohniclakoniclaconnic

Example

His laconic reply of 'maybe' left everyone wondering what he really thought.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell laconic?+
The correct spelling is "laconic". Remember Sparta's LACONIA - LAC-ON-IC, like the ancient Greek region.
Is it lacanic or laconic?+
The correct spelling is "laconic", not "lacanic".

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