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apothegmatical

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ap⋅o⋅thegm

  [ap-uh-them]
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–noun
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

Related forms:
ap⋅o⋅theg⋅mat⋅ic  [ap-uh-theg-mat-ik] , ap⋅o⋅theg⋅mat⋅i⋅cal, adjective
ap⋅o⋅theg⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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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.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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