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изрече́ние — meaning in English

izrecheniye

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English meaning

  • apothegm noun A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
  • dictum noun An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  • maxim noun A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule for behaviour.
  • sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.

Senses

изрече́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • apothegm A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.]
  • dictum An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  • maxim A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
  • sentence (obsolete) A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm. [14th–19th c.]

dictum — full definition

  1. noun An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  2. noun A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
  3. noun The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
  4. noun An arbitrament or award.

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