Apophthegm
//ˈæ.pə.θɛm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of apothegm. UK, alt-of, alternative
- 2 a short pithy instructive saying wordnet
Etymology
First attested 1553, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “I plainly speak my mind”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + φθέγγομαι (phthéngomai, “I speak loudly”).
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