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Noun: apophthegm  'a-pu,them
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: apothegm)
  1. A short pithy instructive saying
    - aphorism, apothegm [N. Amer]

Derived forms: apophthegms

Type of: axiom, maxim

Encyclopedia: Apophthegm

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