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Word: Apophthegm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from French apophthegme or modern Latin apothegma, from Greek, from apophthengesthai ‘speak out’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈapəθɛm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism
Short Definition:concise saying or maxim
Examples:- the apophthegm ‘tomorrow is another day’
Variant Forms:
- apothegm
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