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   Aph·o·rism

   /ˈafəˌrizəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”: "the old aphorism “the child is father to the man”"
   • ▪ a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author: "the opening sentence of the first aphorism of Hippocrates"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition’, from aphorizein ‘define’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aphorist noun
   • 2. aphoristic adjective
   • 3. aphoristically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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