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apothegm

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Noun — A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.

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From French apophthegme or Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “speak out”).

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