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Webster 1913 Edition


Apophthegm

Apˊoph-thegm

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Noun.
See
Apothegm
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Ap′o-thegm

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Ap′oph-thegm

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Noun.
[Gr.
ἀπόφθεγμα
thing uttered, apothegm, from
ἀποφθέγγεσθαι
to speak out;
ἀπό
from +
φθέγγεσθαι
to speak.]
A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.
[Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Apophthegm

AP'OPHTHEGM

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Definition 2024


apophthegm

apophthegm

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Alternative forms

Noun

apophthegm (plural apophthegms)

  1. (Britain) Alternative spelling of apothegm