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    APOTHEGMATIC

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Terse and witty and like a maximplay

    Example:

    much given to apothegmatic instruction

    Synonyms:

    aphoristic; apothegmatic; epigrammatic

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    concise (expressing much in few words)

    Derivation:

    apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Given to or characterized by terse apothegmsplay

    Synonyms:

    apothegmatic; apothegmatical

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)

    Derivation:

    apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)

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