apophthegm

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ap=o=phthegm

CIDE DICTIONARY

apophthegm, n. 

 See Apothegm.  [1913 Webster]

apophthegm, 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; a sententious precept or maxim.
"[Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]"  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

apophthegm, n. (US apothegm) a terse saying or maxim, an aphorism.

Derivative

apophthegmatic adj.

Etymology

F apophthegme or mod.L apothegma f. Gk apophthegma -matos f. apophtheggomai speak out

ROGET THESAURUS

apophthegm

Maxim

N maxim, aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, saying, adage, saw, proverb, sentence, mot, motto, word, byword, moral, phylactery, protasis, axiom, theorem, scholium, truism, postulate, first principles, a priori fact, assumption (supposition), reflection, conclusion, golden rule, principle, principia, profession of faith, settled principle, accepted principle, formula, accepted fact, received truth, wise maxim, sage maxim, received maxim, admitted maxim, recognized maxim, true saying, common saying, hackneyed saying, trite saying, commonplace saying, aphoristic, proverbial, phylacteric, axiomatic, gnomic, as the saying goes, as the saying is, as they say.