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apo·thegm (ap′ə t̸hem′)

noun

a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)

Etymology: Gr apophthegma, a terse, pointed saying < apophthengesthai < apo-, from + phthengesthai, to utter

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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