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Short, pithy, instructive saying
- a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.
The meaning of APOTHEGM is a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism.
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a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth: We are all familiar with Tolstoy's apothegm: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Synonym. aphorism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reality and truth. actuality. authenticity. axiomatically. brute fact. fact. gospel.
a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth: We are all familiar with Tolstoy's apothegm: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Synonym. aphorism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reality and truth. actuality. authenticity. axiomatically. brute fact. fact. gospel.
Apothegm definition: a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.. See examples of APOTHEGM used in a sentence.
An apothegm is a short instructive saying that's easy to remember and sometimes even slightly witty, like "haste makes waste." An apothegm often expresses a fundamental truth or general rule.
ap·o·thegm. n. A terse, witty, instructive saying; a maxim. [Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai, to speak plainly : apo-, intensive pref.; see apo- + phthengesthai, phtheg-, to speak .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Word origin. Gr apophthegma, a terse, pointed saying < apophthengesthai < apo-, from + phthengesthai, to utter. apothegm in American English. (ˈæpəˌθem) noun. a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism. Also: apophthegm. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
