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Traditional English :: aphorism
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aphoristic.html - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement of a principle. aphorist n. aphoristic adj. aphoristically adv. aphorize v.intr. (also -ise). [F aphorisme or LL f. Gk aphorismos definition f. aphorizo (as APO-, horos boundary)] |
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Traditional English :: aphorism
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aphoristic.html - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement of a principle. aphorist n. aphoristic adj. aphoristically adv. aphorize v.intr. (also -ise). [F aphorisme or LL f. Gk aphorismos definition f. aphorizo (as APO-, horos boundary)] |
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Traditional English :: aphonia
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aphoristic.html - n. (also aphony) Med. the loss or absence of the voice through a disease of the larynx or mouth. [mod.L aphonia f. Gk f. aphonos voiceless f. a- not + phone voice] |
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Traditional English :: aphorism
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aphoristic.html - n. 1 a short pithy maxim. 2 a brief statement of a principle. aphorist n. aphoristic adj. aphoristically adv. aphorize v.intr. (also -ise). [F aphorisme or LL f. Gk aphorismos definition f. aphorizo (as APO-, horos boundary)] |
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Traditional English :: aphaeresis
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aphoristic.html - n. (pl. aphaereses) the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word as a morphological development (e.g. in the derivation of adder). [LL f. Gk aphairesis (as APO-, haireo take)] |
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Traditional English :: aphasia
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aphoristic.html - n. Med. the loss of ability to understand or express speech, owing to brain damage. aphasic adj. & n. [mod.L f. Gk f. aphatos speechless f. a- not + pha- speak] |
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