APHORISM


Meaning of APHORISM in English

n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement of a principle. aphorist n. aphoristic adj. aphoristically adv. aphorize v.intr. (also -ise).

[ F aphorisme or LL f. Gk aphorismos definition f. aphorizo (as APO-, horos boundary) ]

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