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Noun: aphorism  'a-fu,ri-zum
  1. A short pithy instructive saying
    "a biting aphorism";
    - apothegm [N. Amer], apophthegm [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: aphorisms

Type of: axiom, maxim

Encyclopedia: Aphorism

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