apophthegm
Meaning of apophthegm
noun
- a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism.
the apophthegm ‘tomorrow is another day’
mid 16th century: from French apophthegme or modern Latin apothegma, from Greek, from apophthengesthai ‘speak out’.
Information about apophthegm
- It is a name.
- The plural form of apophthegm is: apophthegms.
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Hyphenation of apophthegm
apoph-thegm
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- apophthegm is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
apophthegm synonyms
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