What does apothegm mean?

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ˈæp əˌθɛmapothegm

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aphorism, apothegm, apophthegmnoun

    a short pithy instructive saying

Wiktionary

  1. apothegmnoun

    A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Apothegmnoun

    A remarkable saying.

    By frequent conversing with him, and scattering short apothegms, and little pleasant stories, and making useful applications of them, his son was, in his infancy, taught to abhor vanity and vice as monsters. , Life of Sanderson.

Wikipedia

  1. apothegm

    An adage (; Latin: adagium) is a memorable and usually philosophical aphorism that communicates an important truth derived from experience, custom, or both, and that many people consider true and credible because of its longeval tradition, i.e. being handed down generation to generation, or memetic replication.

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  1. apothegm

    An apothegm is a short, pithy, instructive saying or statement that conveys a general truth or observation about life, often in a clever or witty way. It's also known as an aphorism or maxim.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Apothegmnoun

    alt. of Apophthegm

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Apothegm

    See Apophthegm.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apothegm in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apothegm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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