aphorism

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French aphorisme, from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define, mark off or determine”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “I divide, bound”), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zəm/, [ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zm̩] === Noun === aphorism (plural aphorisms) A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:saying ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === aphorism (third-person singular simple present aphorisms, present participle aphorisming, simple past and past participle aphorismed) To speak or write aphorisms. === Further reading === “aphorism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “aphorism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “aphorism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.