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Ultimately from Late Latinaphorismus, from Ancient Greekἀφορισμός(aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω(aphorízō, “I define, mark off or determine”), from ἀπό(apó, “off”) + ὁρίζω(horízō, “I divide, bound”), from ὅρος(hóros, “boundary”).
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