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apothegm in British English

(ˈæpəˌθɛm)

noun

a variant spelling of apophthegm

apothegm in American English

(ˈæpəˌθɛm)

noun

a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)

Derived forms

apothegmatic (ˌapothegˈmatic) (ˌæpəθɛgˈmætɪk)

adjective or ˌapothegˈmatical

Word origin

Gr apophthegma, a terse, pointed saying < apophthengesthai < apo-, from + phthengesthai, to utter

Examples of 'apothegm' in a sentence
apothegm

It pairs a sequence of thirteen short lines with a concluding, unrhyming apothegm.

Synonyms of 'apothegm'

saying, saw, maxim, gnome

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(noun) in the sense of saying

Synonyms

saying

that old saying: `Charity begins at home'

saw (old-fashioned)

maxim

I believe in the maxim `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

gnome

adage

The old adage `Every baby brings its own love' usually turns out true.

proverb

the old proverb `where there's a will, there's a way`

dictum

the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong

precept

the precept, `If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well'

axiom

the long-held axiom that education leads to higher income

aphorism

one of his favoured aphorisms

Seesaw

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apostatize
apostle
apothegm
apotheosis
appal
appalled

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单词	apothegm
释义	Trends of apothegm View usage for: apothegm in British English (ˈæpəˌθɛm) noun a variant spelling of apophthegm apothegm in American English (ˈæpəˌθɛm) noun a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”) Derived forms apothegmatic (ˌapothegˈmatic) (ˌæpəθɛgˈmætɪk) adjective or ˌapothegˈmatical Word origin Gr apophthegma, a terse, pointed saying < apophthengesthai < apo-, from + phthengesthai, to utter Examples of 'apothegm' in a sentence apothegm It pairs a sequence of thirteen short lines with a concluding, unrhyming apothegm. Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (1995) Synonyms of 'apothegm' saying, saw, maxim, gnome More Synonyms of apothegm (noun) in the sense of saying Synonyms saying that old saying: `Charity begins at home' saw (old-fashioned) maxim I believe in the maxim `if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. gnome adage The old adage `Every baby brings its own love' usually turns out true. proverb the old proverb `where there's a will, there's a way` dictum the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong precept the precept, `If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well' axiom the long-held axiom that education leads to higher income aphorism one of his favoured aphorisms Seesaw Nearby words of apothegm apostate apostatize apostle apothegm apotheosis appal appalled Synonyms of 'apothegm' apothegm Explore 'apothegm' in the dictionary
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