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Word of the Day: Apothegm
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:26 am
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:26 am
Apothegm
AP-eh-them
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, 16th century
1
A short, witty, instructive saying
2
A terse or brusque instruction
Examples of Apothegm in a sentence
"My grandmother loved to give advice with an apothegm, such as, 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.'"
"An apothegm may be clever and easy to remember, but it doesn’t always address a full problem."
"Tiggerdroppings is full of witty posters and erudite apothegms."
AP-eh-them
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Greek, 16th century
1
A short, witty, instructive saying
2
A terse or brusque instruction
Examples of Apothegm in a sentence
"My grandmother loved to give advice with an apothegm, such as, 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.'"
"An apothegm may be clever and easy to remember, but it doesn’t always address a full problem."
"Tiggerdroppings is full of witty posters and erudite apothegms."
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 9:32 am
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Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:27 am to Rammin TX
Didn't we already have a word of the day?
You can't have 2 or it becomes school.
You can't have 2 or it becomes school.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:30 am to OysterPoBoy
that was yesterday
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:34 am to Rammin TX
quote:
A terse or brusque instruction
Posted on 1/17/20 at 10:14 am to Bluefin
Yeah, now I've gotta look up brusque....dammit.
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