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Apophthegm
Apˊoph-thegm
,Noun.
See
Apothegm
. {
, Ap′o-thegm
,Ap′oph-thegm
}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.]