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The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.
Mason Cooley

Meaning of "aphorism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APHORISM

From Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, from aphorizein to define, set limits to, from horos boundary.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APHORISM

aphorism  [ˈæfəˌrɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APHORISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aphorism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APHORISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aphorism

An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form. Aphorism literally means a "distinction" or "definition". The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates. The oft-cited first sentence of this work is: Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience deceptive, judgment difficult. The term was later applied to maxims of physical science, then statements of all kinds of philosophical, moral, or literary principles. In modern usage an aphorism is generally understood to be a concise statement containing a subjective truth or observation cleverly and pithily written.

Definition of aphorism in the English dictionary

The definition of aphorism in the dictionary is a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APHORISM


adventurism
ədˈvɛntʃəˌrɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
asterism
ˈæstəˌrɪzəm
barbarism
ˈbɑːbəˌrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
counterterrorism
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
esoterism
ɛˈsɒtəˌrɪzəm
futurism
ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm
historism
ˈhɪstəˌrɪzəm
hypopituitarism
ˌhaɪpəpɪˈtjuːɪtəˌrɪzəm
isomerism
aɪˈsɒməˌrɪzəm
mannerism
ˈmænəˌrɪzəm
mesmerism
ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
naturism
ˈneɪtʃəˌrɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
Thatcherism
ˈθætʃəˌrɪzəm
voluntarism
ˈvɒləntəˌrɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APHORISM

aphidian
aphidicide
aphidious
aphis
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aphonia
aphonic
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aphony
aphorise
aphoriser
aphorist
aphoristic
aphoristically
aphorize
aphorizer
aphotic
aphrodisia
aphrodisiac
aphrodisiacal

WORDS THAT END LIKE APHORISM

adiaphorism
algorism
anachorism
antiterrorism
apriorism
bio-terrorism
chorism
colorism
cyberterrorism
deteriorism
diorism
ecoterrorism
hectorism
meliorism
meteorism
pelorism
phosphorism
probabiliorism
rigorism
tourism
tutorism

Synonyms and antonyms of aphorism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APHORISM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aphorism» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aphorism
adage · apothegm · axiom · dictum · gnome · maxim · precept · proverb · saw · saying

Translation of «aphorism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APHORISM

Find out the translation of aphorism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aphorism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aphorism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

警句
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aforismo
570 millions of speakers

English

aphorism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قول مأثور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

афоризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aforismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aphorisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aphorism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aphorismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

格言
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aphorism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cách ngôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபோரிசமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vecize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aforisma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aforyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

афоризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aforism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφορισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aforisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aforism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aforisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aphorism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APHORISM»

The term «aphorism» is regularly used and occupies the 83.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APHORISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aphorism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aphorism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aphorism

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5 QUOTES WITH «APHORISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aphorism.
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Neal Asher
It wasn't until I had been writing on and off for maybe ten years that I started to establish any kind of routine, thought I couldn't put a finger on an exact date, and this routine relates simply to the aphorism 'How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.'
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Mason Cooley
The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.
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Paul Eldridge
We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism.
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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.
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Sam Waterston
I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APHORISM»

Discover the use of aphorism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aphorism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ethnomethodology's Program: Working Out Durkeim's Aphorism
Garfinkel, in this new book, shows how and why sociology must restore Durkheim's aphorism, through an insistence on the concreteness of social facts that are produced by complex social practices enacted by participants in the social order.
Harold Garfinkel, Anne Warfield Rawls, 2002
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Aphorism in the Francophone Novel of the Twentieth Century
In this exploration of twentieth-century novels written in French, Mark Bell defines aphorism as a literary genre and demonstrates how it is used in seven texts that provide a cross-section of ideological stances and francophone communities ...
Mark Bell, 1997
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The Language of the Kingdom and Jesus: Parable, Aphorism, ...
This study interprets Jesus' parables and the sayings tradition regarding the Kingdom of God from a cognitive linguistic understanding of metaphor.
Jacobus Liebenberg, 2001
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The Long and Short of It: From Aphorism to Novel
Nothing seems further from these short works than novels and epics, but the shortest genres often set the tone for longer ones, which, in turn, contain brilliant examples of short forms.
Gary Morson, 2012
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Nietzsche in Outline and Aphorism
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
A. R. (Alfred Richard) Orage, 2012
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Nietzsche in Outline & Aphorism
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Orage A. R. (Alfred Richard), 2009
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Paradox, Aphorism and Desire in Novalis and Derrida
Clare Kennedy. no continuation without interruption. Novalis puts it as follows: 'Im Unterbrechen liegt der Begriff des Fortsetzens, der Thätigkeit'. This recalls Derrida's assertion in 'L'Aphorisme à contretemps': 'Malgré les apparences, ...
Clare Kennedy, 2008
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The Aphorism of the Vedaʹnta Philosophy by Baʹdaraʹyana
Bādarāyaṇa. - b. The word “ And” [—-in the Aph. 8. The “Midge of G“ -—is intended not to connect the reason “waves a” knowzedge' there assigned with any reason expressly assigned before, but] is intended to attach it in addition to [ the ...
Bādarāyaṇa, 1851
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Acts of Literature
II. APHORISM. COUNTERTIME. *»• "L'aphorisme a contretemps" came into being in 1986 when Der- rida was invited to write a piece on Romeo and Juliet for a production of the play in Paris by Daniel Mesguich, and its specificity is signaled  ...
Jacques Derrida, Derek Attridge, 1992
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Literary Forms in the New Testament: A Handbook
"Once Again: Gospel Genre," Semeia 43, 53-73. This article provides a helpful summary of Talbert's position. APHORISM Definition of the Form Aphorism is a term used for the briefest form of Jesus' sayings. Aphorisms, parables, dialogues  ...
James L. Bailey, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APHORISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aphorism is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Japan's shortcomings can trigger its next burst of innovation
With constraints that span post-war geopolitics, resources, demography and culture, Japan exemplifies that old aphorism of necessity being the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
ArtsBeat | 'Poldark' Episode 3 Recap: Hope v. Heartbreak
... Cornwall events seem auspicious (if that's not a local aphorism, it should be). Months have passed. Elizabeth is near term with a Poldark heir, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Yen Press Licenses My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I …
The first volume of Aphorism is slated for November. Kujo began the series in 2008 in Square Enix 's Gangan Wing and the series transferred ... «Anime News Network, Jul 15»
4
Venture capital giant says, tech bubble? What bubble?
The aphorism about the decline of the small initial public offering has been running for about a decade now. But the truth is that the small IPO ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
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Just Cause 3 preview: Does bigger mean better?
... should be working quite so hard to dignify Stalin's grim aphorism about one death being a tragedy and a million being a statistic. Some of this ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Their Library: Frank Turner
Clive James' taste for aphorism has certainly made an impact of late. What are you reading at the moment? Right now I'm reading Robert Conquest's 'The Great ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
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Why Zappos thinks employee happiness 'shouldn't be about the dollar'
"Mo' money, mo' problems," goes the famous hip-hop aphorism. But in the retail workplace, does more money mean fewer problems? «Retail Dive, Jul 15»
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DRIVEN: Mercedes-AMG GT S at Laguna Seca
As with many previous Mercedes/BMW deliberations, the old aphorism of 'one for the head, one for the heart' continues to apply. Only this time ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
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Keeping Saint Michael's open as important for medical education as …
Closing Saint Michael's would violate the Hippocratic aphorism that, in medicine, "first, do no harm." It is important to teach our future doctors to ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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What Can I Do to Help Myself?
Every aphorism of the Sadhana Pada in the Patanjali Yoga Sutra touches our lives directly, that is, if applied and practised. The first Sutra ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

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