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   Ap·o·thegm

   /ˈapəˌTHem/

   

   noun

   • 1. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism: "the apothegm “tomorrow is another day”"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French apophthegme or modern Latin apothegma, from Greek, from apophthengesthai ‘speak out’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. apothegmatic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

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