aphorismus

noun

Etymology

From Latin aphorismus, though the meaning is closer to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós).

  1. derived from aphorismus

Definitions

  1. A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you…

    A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aphorismus. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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