About The Word Aphorism
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Aphorism
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What's The Definition Of Aphorism?
[n] a short pithy instructive saying
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aphorism: apophthegm | apothegm Related Terms | Find terms related to Aphorism: abridgment | adage | ana | analects | apothegm | axiom | bon mot | boutade | bright idea | bright thought | brilliant idea | brocard | byword | catchword | collected sayings | conceit | crack | current saying | dictate | dictum | distich | epigram | expression | facetiae | flash of wit | flight of wit | gibe | gnome | golden saying | happy thought | maxim | moral | mot | motto | nasty crack | oracle | persiflage | phrase | pithy saying | play of wit | pleasantry | precept | prescript | proverb | proverbial saying | proverbs | quip | quips and cranks | repartee | retort | riposte | rule | sally | saw | saying | scintillation | sentence | sententious expression | sloka | smart crack | smart saying | snappy comeback | stock saying | stroke of wit | sutra | teaching | text | truism | turn of thought | verse | wisdom | wisdom literature | wise saying | wisecrack | witticism | word | words of wisdom Aphorism In Webster's Dictionary \Aph"o*rism\, n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. ? definition, a
short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to
define; ? from + ? to separate, part. See {Horizon}.]
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words;
a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather
than to practical matters.
The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, ``Life is short,
and the art is long.'' --Fleming.
Syn: Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw;
truism; dictum. See {Axiom}.
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