Apophthegm

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  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. etc. See apothegm, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. See apothegm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of apothegm.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a short pithy instructive saying
  • Word Usage
    "On folio 239. occurs the following apophthegm, which is the one relating to the subject before us: --"
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    axiom  maxim  
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    apothegm