Apophthegm: alternatives and connections

A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer;…

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An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an…

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Alt. of Apothegmatical

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Alt. of Apothegmatical

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Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

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Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

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A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.

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Alt. of Apophthegm

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