apophthegm

ap·o·phthegm

 (ăp′ə-thĕm′)

n.

Variant of apothegm.

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apophthegm

(ˈæpəˌθɛm) or

apothegm

n

a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim

[C16: from Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai to speak one's opinion frankly, from phthengesthai to speak]

apophthegmatic, apothegmatic adj

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ap•o•thegm

or ap•o•phthegm

(ˈæp əˌθɛm)

n.

a short, pithy saying.

[1545–55; < Greek apóphthegma <apophtheg-, variant s. of apophthéngesthai to speak out]

ap`o•theg•mat′ic (-θɛgˈmæt ɪk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

apophthegm - a short pithy instructive saying aphorism, apothegm axiom, maxim - a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

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Translations

apoftegma

изречение

apophthegm

[ˈæpəθem] N → apotegma m

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