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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb​
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2. Aphorism​An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic (concise) and memorable form. Aphorism literally means a "distinction" or "definition", from Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós), which is from ἀπό (apo) and ὁρίζειν (horizein), meaning "from/to bound". 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.
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