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apophthegm
noun
[ ˈapəθɛm ]
• a concise saying or maxim; an aphorism.
• "the apophthegm ‘tomorrow is another day’"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French apophthegme or modern Latin apothegma, from Greek, from apophthengesthai ‘speak out’.