English Explanatory Dictionary

apophthegm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of apothegm.

Pronunciation

ăpʹə-thĕm′ /ˈæ.pə.θɛm/

Word forms

apophthegm apophthegms apothegm

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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