κοντοκλαδεύω

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μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)

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Greek Monolingual

κόβω τα κλαδιά ενός δέντρου έτσι ώστε να μείνουν κοντά, κλαδεύω κοντά τα κλωνιά.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κοντ(ο)- + κλαδεύω ή < κοντοκλάδι].