Definition of apophthegm Apophthegm

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What does apophthegm mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
apophthegm - a short pithy instructive saying
  aphorism, apothegm
  axiom, maxim (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • apophthegm (n.)
    See Apothegm.
  • apophthegm (n.)
    A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • apophthegm
    Apothegm, a′po-them, n. a pithy saying, more short, pointed, and practical than the aphorism need be, e.g. 'God helps them that help themselves.'—-adjs. Apophthegmat′ic, -al, pertaining to the nature of an apophthegm, pithy, sententious.—adv. Apophthegmat′ically.—v.i. Apophtheg′matise, to speak in apophthegms.—n. Apophtheg′matist. [Gr. apophthegma—apo, forth, and phthengesthai, to utter.]

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