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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ap·o·phthegm /ˈæpəˌθɛm/
 格言;箴言

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ap·oph·thegm n. See Apothegm.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ap·o·thegm, Ap·oph·thegm  n.  A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.
 Note: [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 apophthegm
      n : a short pithy instructive saying [syn: aphorism, apothegm]