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131laconic — adj. 1 (of a style of speech or writing) brief; concise; terse. 2 (of a person) laconic in speech etc. Derivatives: laconically adv. laconicism n. Etymology: L f. Gk Lakonikos f. Lakon Spartan, the Spartans being known for their terse speech …
132BARAITA, BARAITOT — (Aram. בָּרַיְתָא, pl. בָּרַיְתוֹת), Aramaic for the Hebrew word ḥiẓonah ( external ) and an abbreviated form of the phrase matnita baraita – external mishnah, i.e., a tannaitic tradition which is not included in the Mishnah of Rabbi judah ha… …
