apothegm

  • 121words of wisdom — Synonyms and related words: adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, catchword, collected sayings, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, epigram, expression, gnome, golden saying, maxim, moral, mot, motto, oracle, phrase,… …

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  • 122maxim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Saying Nouns 1. maxim, aphorism, gnome, apothegm, dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb; sentence, mot, motto, catchphrase, word, moral, byword, household word; axiom, theorum, scholium, truism, truth,… …

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  • 123motto — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. maxim, adage, precept, device. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. maxim, adage, saying, saw, epigram, aphorism, apothegm, pretty sentiment, slogan, catchword, watchword, byword, catch phrase, axiom, sententious… …

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  • 124proverb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. maxim, axiom, adage, precept, saying. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. maxim, adage, aphorism, precept, saw, saying, motto, dictum, text, witticism, repartee, axiom, truism, apothegm, byword, catch phrase, mot …

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  • 125saying — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. saw, maxim, proverb, adage, epigram, dictum, ipse dixit. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mentioning, making clear, revealing, pointing out, giving out, remarking, noting, announcing,… …

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  • 126apophthegm — n. apothegm, concise saying; concise saying which expresses a general truth; proverb …

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  • 127apophthegms — n. apothegm, concise saying; concise saying which expresses a general truth; proverb …

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  • 128apothegmatical — adj. pertaining to an apothegm (saying, maxim) …

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