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aphorism

aph·o·rism [ áffə rìzzəm ] (plural aph·o·risms)


noun 
Definition:
 
succinct comment: a succinct statement expressing an opinion or a general truth
Jerome Kern's famous aphorism "Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he is American music"

[Early 16th century. < French aphorisme< Greek aphorizein "define" < horizein "delimit" (see horizon)]

aph·o·rist noun
aph·o·ris·tic [ àffə rístik ] adjective
aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly adverb
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