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Meaning of Aphorism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zəm

Definitions

A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.

Equivalents

አማርኛ ጥቅሶች
العربية المثل
Български афоризъм
Bosanski aforizam aforizma афоризам
Català aforisme
Čeština aforismus aforizmus
Cymraeg doethair
Dansk aforisme
Deutsch Aphorismus Sentenz
Ελληνικά αφορισμός
Español aforismo
Suomi aforismi ajatelma mietelause mietelmä
Français aphorisme
Gaeilge nathán seánra
עברית פתגם
हिन्दी उक्ति मसल सूत्र
Hrvatski aforizam aforizma афоризам
Magyar aforizma
Bahasa Indonesia aforisme
Íslenska orðskviður spakmæli
Italiano aforisma
日本語 格言 警句
한국어 경구
Kurdî aforîzm aforîzma
Latviešu aforisms
Македонски афоризам
Nederlands aforisme
Polski aforystyczny aforyzm aforyzmowy maksyma przypowieść sens sentencja złota myśl
Português aforismo
Română aforism
Русский афоризм
Српски aforizam aforizma афоризам
Svenska aforism
ไทย คำพังเพย
Türkçe aforizm özdeyiş
Українська афоризм

Examples

“As the promoters expected the overall size of the rail market to expand, it demonstrated the aphorism that 'a rising tide lifts all the boats' associated with the belief that improved services benefit all the participants.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

aphorismer aphorismos Aphorisms aphorismus Aphorist Aphoristic

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