apothegm in Catalan
apothegm in Catalan is apotegma — apothegm means a brief, clever saying that offers wisdom or advice.
apothegm in Catalan
apotegma
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.]
What does "apothegm" mean?
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noun A brief, clever saying that offers wisdom or advice.
"The gnomic belief that the world is conditioned by love is no idle apothegm."
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apothegm in a sentence
- The gnomic belief that the world is conditioned by love is no idle apothegm.
- Which means roughly that business keeps one safe from love—ominous talk when one’s lover is a courtesan. I hoped that it was just another literary conceit I ought to know. (It is, I later learned, an apothegm by Ovid.)
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What is "apothegm" in Catalan?
"apothegm" in Catalan is apotegma. apothegm means: A brief, clever saying that offers wisdom or advice.
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