apothegm

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apothegm
noun US spelling of apophthegm.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apophthegm /ˈapəθɛm/ (US apothegm)
noun a concise saying or maxim.
– derivatives
apophthegmatic /-θɛgˈmatɪk/ adjective.
– origin C16: from Fr. apophthegme or mod. L. apothegma, from Gk, from apophthengesthai ‘speak out’.
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