Definition:
"A short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth:"
Cambridge Dictionary, editor. "Aphorism." Cambridge Dictionary, dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/aphorism. Accessed 7 Sept. 2022.
Informal:
"An aphorism provides words of wisdom in a simple way, figuratively or literally."
Example: actions speak louder than words. - Anthony of Padua "Aphorism Examples." Your Dictionary, examples.yourdictionary.com/aphorism-examples.html. Accessed 7 Sept. 2022.
Etymology: Originally coming from Greek, the Latin word aphorismos translates to “definition; short, pithy sentence,"
"Aphorism." Etymonline, www.etymonline.com/word/aphorism. Accessed 7 Sept. 2022.
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