APOTHEGM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A short pithy instructive saying

Synonyms:

aphorism; apophthegm; apothegm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("apothegm" is a kind of...):

axiom; maxim (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)

Derivation:

apothegmatic (terse and witty and like a maxim)

apothegmatic; apothegmatical (given to or characterized by terse apothegms)