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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•o•thegm /ˈæpəˌθɛm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Literaturea short saying;
aphorism.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•o•thegm (ap′ə them′),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturea short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.
Also, apophthegm. - Greek apóphthegma, equivalent. to apophtheg- (variant stem of apophthéngesthai to speak out; apo- apo- + phthéngesthai to speak) + -ma noun, nominal suffix
- earlier apothegma 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apothegm /ˈæpəˌθɛm/ n - a variant spelling of apophthegm
ap•o•phthegm (ap′ə them′),USA pronunciation n. - Literatureapothegm.
ap•o•phtheg•mat•ic (ap′ə theg mat′ik),USA pronunciation ap′o•phtheg•mat′i•cal, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apophthegm, apothegm /ˈæpəˌθɛm/ n - a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
Etymology: 16th Century: from Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai to speak one's opinion frankly, from phthengesthai to speak |