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ap·o·thegm
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| a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism. |
Also, apophthegm.
[Origin: 1545–55; earlier apothegma < Gk apóphthegma, equiv. to apophtheg- (var. s. of apophthéngesthai to speak out; apo- apo- + phthéngesthai to speak) + -ma n. suffix
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ap·o·theg·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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n. A terse, witty, instructive saying; a maxim. [Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai, to speak plainly : apo-, intensive pref.; see apo- + phthengesthai, phtheg-, to speak.] ap'o·theg·mat'ic (-thěg-māt'ĭk), ap'o·theg·mat'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., ap'o·theg·mat'i·cal·ly adv. |
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apothegm
1553, from Gk. apophthegma "terse, pointed saying," lit. "something clearly spoken," from apophthengesthai "to speak one's opinion plainly," from apo- "from" (see apo-) + phthengesthai "to utter." See aphorism for nuances of usage. Spelling apophthegm, restored by Johnson, is preferred in England, according to OED.
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| apothegm | |
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| a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism] |
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Apothegm
Ap`oph*thegm\, n. See Apothegm.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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