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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aphorism /ˈafərɪz(ə)m/

▶noun a pithy observation which contains a general truth.

– derivatives
aphorist noun,
aphoristic adjective,
aphoristically adverb,
aphorize (or aphorise) verb.

– origin C16: from Fr. aphorisme or late L. aphorismus, from Gk aphorismos ‘definition’.

'aphorism' also found in these Oxford entries:

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