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Noun: aphorism  'af-u`ri-zum
  1. A short pithy instructive saying
    "a biting aphorism"
    - apothegm [N. Amer], apophthegm

Derived forms: aphorisms

See also: aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize

Type of: axiom, maxim

Encyclopedia: Aphorism

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