Aphorism
['æfərɪz(ə)m] or ['æfərɪzəm]
Definition
(n.) A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.
Typist: Paul
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Maxim, adage, proverb, saying, dictum, saw, apothegm, byword, sententious precept.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Adage, apothegm, maxim, saying, precept, rule, proverb
ANT:Lecture, exhortation, dissertation, disquisition
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Definition
n. a concise statement of a principle in any science: a brief pithy saying: an adage.—v.t. and v.i. Aph′orise to coin or use aphorisms.—ns. Aph′oriser; Aph′orist a writer of aphorisms.—adj. Aphoris′tic in the form of an aphorism.—adv. Aphorist′ically.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. Predigested wisdom.
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Examples
- It was at this time, and under these circumstances, that I framed an aphorism which has already become celebrated. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This aphorism meant that through science man is to control nature and turn her energies to the execution of his own ends. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It greatly helped them to have these points and aphorisms numbered. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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