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- Latin · derived fromaphorismus
- English todayaphorismus
From Latin aphorismus, though the meaning is closer to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (ăphorĭsmós).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
aphorismus
Today it means: A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?". Full definition →
Latin aphorismus