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Apothegm
(gcide) | Apothegm \Ap"o*thegm\, Apophthegm \Ap"oph*thegm\, n. [Gr.
'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to
speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak.]
A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark,
conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or
maxim.
Note: [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United
States.]
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apothegm
(wn) | apothegm
n 1: a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism,
apothegm, apophthegm] |
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Apothegmatic
(gcide) | Apothegmatic \Ap`o*theg*mat"ic\, Apothegmatical
\Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'apofqegmatiko`s.]
Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious;
pithy.
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Apothegmatical
(gcide) | Apothegmatic \Ap`o*theg*mat"ic\, Apothegmatical
\Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'apofqegmatiko`s.]
Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious;
pithy.
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Apothegmatist
(gcide) | Apothegmatist \Ap`o*theg"ma*tist\, n.
A collector or maker of apothegms. --Pope.
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Apothegmatize
(gcide) | Apothegmatize \Ap`o*theg"ma*tize\, v. i.
To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
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apothegm
(wn) | apothegm
n 1: a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism,
apothegm, apophthegm] |
apothegmatic
(wn) | apothegmatic
adj 1: given to or characterized by terse apothegms [syn:
apothegmatic, apothegmatical]
2: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic
instruction" [syn: aphoristic, apothegmatic,
epigrammatic] |
apothegmatical
(wn) | apothegmatical
adj 1: given to or characterized by terse apothegms [syn:
apothegmatic, apothegmatical] |
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