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Aphorism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aphorism : (noun)
1: a short pithy instructive saying [syn: apothegm, apophthegm]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aphorism : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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