apothegm
21Apophthegm — Apothegm Ap o*thegm, Apophthegm Ap oph*thegm, n. [Gr. apo fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from apofqe ggesqai to speak out; apo from + fqe ggesqai to speak.] A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth;… …
22apothegmatic — adjective 1. given to or characterized by terse apothegms • Syn: ↑apothegmatical • Pertains to noun: ↑apothegm (for: ↑apothegmatical), ↑apothegm • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
23apothegmatical — adjective given to or characterized by terse apothegms • Syn: ↑apothegmatic • Pertains to noun: ↑apothegm, ↑apothegm (for: ↑apothegmatic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
24saying — saying, saw, adage, proverb, maxim, motto, epigram, aphorism, apothegm can all denote a sententious expression of a general truth. A saying is a brief current or habitual expression that may be anonymous, traditional, or attributable to a… …
25Maxim — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Maxim >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 maxim maxim aphorism Sgm: N 1 apothegm apothegm apophthegm Sgm: N 1 dictum dictum saying adage saw proverb Sgm: N 1 sentence …
26apophthegm — (n.) see APOTHEGM (Cf. apothegm) …
27saying — noun you know the old saying about all work and no play? it goes without saying Syn: proverb, maxim, aphorism, axiom, adage, saw, tag, motto, epigram, dictum, expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase …
28ap|o|phthegm — «AP uh thehm», noun. = apothegm. (Cf. ↑apothegm) …
29Adage — Ad age, n. [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of L. aio I say.] An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb. [1913 Webster] Letting I dare not wait upon I would, Like the poor cat i the adage. Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn:… …
30Aphorism — 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… …
