concinnitas

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concinnĭtas: ātis, f. concinnus,
I a neat, elegant, or skilful joining of several things (in good prose, but rare).
I In gen.: concinnitates colorum, Gell. 2, 26, 4: non est ornamentum virile concinnitas, a too carefully arranged dress, Sen. Ep. 115, 3: vitare concinnitatem, Suet. Aug. 86.—
II Esp., in rhet., beauty of style, produced by a skilful connection of words and clauses, Cic. Or. 44, 149; 49, 164 sq.; id. Brut. 83, 287; 95, 325 (not in Quint.).