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*of ‘greek origin’*
ἀφορισμός
aphorismos
(denoting…)
*‘de-limitation’ / ‘distinction’ / ‘definition‘*
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(an ‘aphorism‘ is a ([‘concise’ / ‘terse’ / ‘laconic’ / ‘memorable’] expression) of a general [‘truth’ / ‘principle’])
(they are often handed down by ‘tradition’ from ‘generation’ to ‘generation’)
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(the concept is distinct from those of an…)
‘adage’
‘brocard‘
‘chiasmus‘
‘epigram‘
‘maxim’
(‘legal’ / ‘philosophical’)
‘principle‘
‘proverb‘
‘saying‘
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(…although some of these ‘concepts’ are ‘species’ of ‘aphorisms’)
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