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13-08-2003, 12:34
Word of the Day for Wednesday August 13, 2003
apothegm, also apophthegm \AP-uh-them\, noun:
A short, witty, and instructive saying.
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Apothegm comes from Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai,
"to speak one's opinion plainly," from apo-, intensive prefix
+ phthengesthai, "to speak." The adjective form is
apothegmatic (pronounced \ap-uh-theg-MAT-ik\).:
No bumbler wrote these apothegmatic lines.
--Roger Shattuck, [2]Proust's Way
Synonyms: adage, aphorism, maxim, proverb, saw. [3]Find more
at Thesaurus.com.
apothegm, also apophthegm \AP-uh-them\, noun:
A short, witty, and instructive saying.
___________________________________________________
Apothegm comes from Greek apophthegma, from apophthengesthai,
"to speak one's opinion plainly," from apo-, intensive prefix
+ phthengesthai, "to speak." The adjective form is
apothegmatic (pronounced \ap-uh-theg-MAT-ik\).:
No bumbler wrote these apothegmatic lines.
--Roger Shattuck, [2]Proust's Way
Synonyms: adage, aphorism, maxim, proverb, saw. [3]Find more
at Thesaurus.com.