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aphorism
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[ˈafərɪz(ə)m], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a pithy observation which contains a general truth
(e.g: the old aphorism ‘the child is father to the man’)
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Origin
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early 16th century: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition’, from aphorizein ‘define’
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