brachylogy
/brəˈkɪlədʒi
/noun [mass noun] rare
Excessive briefness in speech or writing.A subject that is a part of an idiom may also be omitted by brachylogy....
- Herder is again using brachylogy here: "there must awaken" is really short for "the more there must awaken".
- The persistent use of brachylogy, especially in the omission of principal verbs, justifies Photius' label 'aphoristic'.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from late Latin brachylogia, from Greek brakhulogia (see brachy-, -logy).