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Apophthegm

//ˈæ.pə.θɛm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of apothegm. UK, alt-of, alternative
  2. 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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