aphorism
noun/ˈæfərɪzəm/
/ˈæfərɪzəm/
(formal)- a short phrase that says something true or wise
- Johnson’s aphorism: ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition’, from aphorizein ‘define’.Definitions on the go
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