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apophthegm

[ap-uh-them] / ˈæp əˌθɛm /
NOUN
byword
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adage aphorism axiom catchphrase catchword dictum epithet gnome handle maxim motto nickname precept proverb saw shibboleth slogan
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gnomic saying standing joke
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maxim
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adage aphorism axiom dictum motto proverb theorem
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belief byword canon commonplace device epithet formula law moral platitude precept prescript rule saw tenet truism
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brocard
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moral
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meaning significance
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adage aphorism axiom dictum epigram gnome maxim message moralism motto point precept rule saw saying sermon truism
NOUN
proverb
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adage aphorism axiom dictum epigram maxim witticism
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apothegm byword gnome moral motto platitude precept repartee saw text truism word
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catch phrase folk wisdom
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saw
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saying
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adage aphorism axiom byword daffodil dictum epigram gnome maxim moral motto platitude precept repartee text truism witticism word
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catch phrase folk wisdom
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saying
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saw statement
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adage aphorism axiom byword dictum epigram motto precept truism
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wise saying
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adage aphorism apothegm dictum gnome maxim moral precept proverb saw saying witticism

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Apophthegm, Apothegm, a′po-them, n. a pithy saying, more short, pointed, and practical than the aphorism need be, e.g.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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