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apophthegm
[ ap-uh-them ]
/ ˈæp əˌθɛm /
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OTHER WORDS FROM apophthegm
ap·o·phtheg·mat·ic [ap-uh-theg-mat-ik], /ˌæp ə θɛgˈmæt ɪk/, ap·o·phtheg·mat·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby apophthegm
aponeurotomy, apopemptic, apophasis, Apophis, apophony, apophthegm, apophyge, apophyllite, apophysis, apophysitis, apoplast
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British Dictionary definitions for apophthegm
apophthegm
apothegm
/ (ˈæpəˌθɛm) /
noun
a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
Derived forms of apophthegm
apophthegmatic or apothegmatic (ˌæpəθɛɡˈmætɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for apophthegm
C16: from Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai to speak one's opinion frankly, from phthengesthai to speak
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