Complete Definition of "aphorism"

English
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Etymology
From MF. aphorisme < LL. aphorismus < AGr. polytonic|α�ο�ι�μ�� (aphorismos) "pithy phrase containing a general truth" < polytonic|α�ο�ίζ� (aphoriz�) "I define or determine"

Noun
en-noun

  1. A short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought.

Synonyms
maxim, adage

Translations
trans-top|short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought
Bosnian: aforizam#Bosnian|aforizam m
Catalan: aforisme :ca:aforisme|(ca)
Czech: aforismus m, aforizmus m
Danish: aforisme c
German: Aphorismus :de:Aphorismus|(de)
Finnish: aforismi :fi:aforismi|(fi)
French: aphorisme :fr:aphorisme|(fr)
Greek: α���θεγμα :el:α���θεγμα|(el)
Hebrew: פת�� :he:פת��|(he)
Icelandic: kjarnyrði n :is:kjarnyrði|(is), spakmæli n|p :is:spakmæli|(is), orðskviður f|p :is:orðskviður|(is),
Italian: aforisma :it:aforisma|(it)
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Portuguese: aforismo :pt:aforismo|(pt)
Romanian: aforism :ro:aforism|(ro)
Russian: а�о�изм :ru:а�о�изм|(ru)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: а�о�изам#Serbian|а�о�изам m
:Latin: aforizam#Serbian|aforizam m
Slovene: aforizem m
Spanish: aforismo :es:aforismo|(es)
Norwegian: aforisme :no:aforisme|(no)
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See also
aphorist
aphoristic

Category:English aphorisms|

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