concinnity

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  1. noun Harmony in the arrangement or interarrangement of parts with respect to a whole.
  2. noun Studied elegance and facility in style of expression: "He has what one character calls 'the gifts of concinnity and concision,' that deft swipe with a phrase that can be so devastating in children” (Elizabeth Ward).
  3. noun An instance of harmonious arrangement or studied elegance and facility.

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  1. From Latin concinnitās, from concinnāre, to put in order, from concinnus, deftly joined.

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  1. = Spanish concinidad = Italian concinnità, from Latin concinnita(t-)s, from concinnus, fitly put together: see concinnous.
 

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