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   apophthegm

   /ˈapəθɛm/

   noun

   • 1. a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism: "the apophthegm ‘tomorrow is another day’"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. apophthegmatic adjective

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