aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm
(noun) a short pithy instructive saying
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aphorism (plural aphorisms)
An original, laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought.
• See also saying
aphorism (third-person singular simple present aphorisms, present participle aphorisming, simple past and past participle aphorismed)
To speak or write aphorisms.
Source: Wiktionary
Aph"o*rism, n. Etym: [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. Horizon.]
Definition: A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, "Life is short, and the art is long." Fleming.
Syn.
– Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See Axiom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 March 2025
(verb) be about; “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”; “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
