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aphorism

[ af-uh-riz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as 鈥淧ower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely鈥 (Lord Acton).


aphorism

/ 藞忙蹿蓹藢谤瑟锄蓹尘 /

noun

  1. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

aphorism

  1. A concise and often witty statement of wisdom or opinion, such as 鈥淐hildren should be seen and not heard,鈥 or 鈥淧eople who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.鈥
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Derived Forms

  • 藞补辫丑辞谤颈蝉迟, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补辫丑顎卭路谤颈蝉顎僲颈肠 补辫丑路辞路谤颈蝉路尘补迟路颈肠 [af-, uh, -riz-, mat, -ik], adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aphorism1

1520鈥30; French aphorisme < Late Latin aphorismus < Greek 补辫丑辞谤颈蝉尘贸蝉 definition, equivalent to aphor ( 铆锄别颈苍 ) to define ( aphorize ) + -ismos -ism
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of aphorism1

C16: from Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, from aphorizein to define, set limits to, from horos boundary
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For many in F1 there is an aphorism that sums up Red Bull's approach to their second seat: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

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鈥淢onkey see, monkey do鈥 isn鈥檛 just a playground aphorism, it鈥檚 a pretty apt way of describing the behavior of us primates.

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I keep coming back to an aphorism that bounced around Russia as the number of internal 茅migr茅s grew: You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.

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Many people attribute some cosmic significance to voting: 鈥淭ell me how you voted, and I will tell you who you are鈥 seems to be the modern iteration of Carl Schmitt鈥檚 aphorism.

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鈥淵ou can鈥檛 hurry love,鈥 Ross sang in the glorious Supremes song of that title 鈥 an aphorism everyone at Fool in Love kept rushing to reiterate.

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