Topic: LINGUISTICS
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | aphorisme, from Late Latin, from Greek aphorismos 'definition, aphorism', from aphorizein 'to define' |
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aph‧o‧ris‧m
[countable] formal
[countable] formalSL a short phrase that contains a wise idea
—aphoristic
adjective
adjective