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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀφορῐστικος (aphoristikos), equivalent to aphorist + -ic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
aphoristic (comparative more aphoristic, superlative most aphoristic)
- Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
1823, Thomas De Quincey, “Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected. Letter II.”, in Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected; and Other Papers (De Quincey’s Works; XIV), London: James Hogg & Sons, published 1860, →OCLC, page 35:Over and above all this, the method of the book is aphoristic; and, as might be expected from that method, without a plan; […]
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Translations
of, relating to, or containing aphorisms