apophthegm

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IPA /ˈæp.ə.θɛm/

Noun

apophthegm noun

A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.

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apothegm aphorism epiphoneme epigramme enthymema apodeixis epithalamion mythologeme homœograph epithalamy acrostich homoeograph paragramme epopoeia anecdoton epistemé

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