Apophthegm
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noun.
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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: --"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
axiom
maxim
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
apothegm
bloggers'
cavilling
communing
company
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
saying
variant
apothegm