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aphorism noun & verb. E16.
[French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus from Greek aphorismos definition, from aphorizein define, from AP-2 + horizein set bounds to: see HORIZON, -ISM.]
A. noun.
A concise statement of a scientific principle, usu. by a classical author. E16.
Any pithily expressed precept or observation; a maxim. L16.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Utter as an aphorism; aphorize. rare. E17.
aphoris'matic adjective (now rare) = aphorismic E19.
apho'rismic adjective of the nature of an aphorism L18.