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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a short pithy instructive saying;
[syn: aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Apothegm \Ap"o*thegm\, Apophthegm \Ap"oph*thegm\, n. [Gr. 'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak.] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim. Note: [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.] [1913 Webster] Apothegmatic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Apophthegm \Ap`oph*thegm\, n. See Apothegm. [1913 Webster] Apophthegmatic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

apophthegm n 1: a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm]