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apothegm
Apothegm (noun) means a brief, clever saying that offers wisdom or advice.
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A brief, clever saying that offers wisdom or advice.
"The gnomic belief that the world is conditioned by love is no idle apothegm."
— Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1961)
"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.)"
— Dave Duncan, The Alchemist’s Apprentice (2008)
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Etymology
Came from French apophthegme or Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, 'speak out').
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What is the meaning of apothegm?
"apothegm" (noun) means a brief, clever saying that offers wisdom or advice.
What is another word for apothegm?
Other words for "apothegm" include saying, gnome, adage, apophthegm, saw, dictum.
