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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Apophthegm (0.02991 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Apophthegm.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: apophthegm
apophthegm
n : a short pithy instructive saying [syn:
aphorism,
apothegm]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Apophthegm
Apophthegm
\Ap`oph*thegm\, n.
See
Apothegm.
[1913 Webster]
Apothegm
\Ap"o*thegm\, Apophthegm
\Ap"oph*thegm\, n. [Gr.
'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to
speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak.]
A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark,
conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or
maxim.
Note: [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United
States.]
[1913 Webster]
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