[ap-uh-them] 
| a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism. |
[ap-uh-theg-mat-ik] , ap⋅o⋅theg⋅mat⋅i⋅cal, adjective | ap·o·thegm also ap·o·phthegm (āp'ə-thěm') 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. |