aphorism

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aph‧o‧ris‧m/ˈæfərɪzəm/ noun [COUNTABLE] formal
[date : 1500-1600; Language : French; Origin : aphorisme, from Late Latin, from Greek aphorismos 'definition, aphorism', from aphorizein 'to define']
a short phrase that contains a wise idea SYN saying

—aphoristic /ˌæfəˈrɪstɪk◂/ adjective

noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But good aphorisms do not have to be meaningful in a strict sense.
▪ He developed an aphorism, New York is over-eager to get rich.
▪ Perhaps the same aphorism could be said of our body.
▪ Refusing to build a system or to allow his philosophy to be systematized, he writes in aphorisms.
▪ Sounds like an aphorism from some ancient sage, and so it is.
▪ These speeches had to be rich in literary illusion and ruminative aphorism.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  apothegm, apophthegm