apothegm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

ăpʹə-thĕm′ /ˈæ.pə.θɛm/ en-us-apothegm.ogg

apothegm apothegms apophthegm

From French apophthegme or Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “speak out”).

byword saying adage saw proverb maxim apothegm apophthegm dictum gnome gnomic saying mantra paroemia

apothegmatize diphthong

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