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apothegm

or ··ٳ𲵳

[ ap-uh-them ]

noun

  1. a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.


apothegm

/ ˈæəˌθɛ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of apophthegm
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··ٳ·· [ap-, uh, -theg-, mat, -ik], o·ٳ·i· adjective
  • o·ٳ·i··ly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apothegm1

First recorded in 1570–80; earlier apothegma, from Greek óٳ𲵳, equivalent to apophtheg- (variant stem of DZٳéԲٳ󲹾 “to speak out”; apo- apo- + ٳéԲٳ󲹾 “to speak”) + -ma noun suffix
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The fact that it was the manipulative monster Chairman Mao who said, “All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience,” does not make the apothegm less true.

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These go by other names too: maxim, apothegm, dictum, epigram, gnome, and sentence.

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One of my father’s favorite apothegms was that “you can’t argue with success.”

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His most famous apothegm—“What you see is what you see”—is no help, if seeing is supposed to imply comprehending.

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On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention.

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