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Word: Aphorism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition’, from aphorizein ‘define’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈafərɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a pithy observation which contains a general truth
Short Definition:pithy observation which contains general truth
Examples:- the old aphorism ‘the child is father to the man’
- the debate begins and ends at the level of aphorism, with commentators saying that something must be done
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