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Meaning of apothegmatist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
æpəʊˈθɛɡmətɪst

Definitions

A collector or maker of apothegms.

Examples

“Novv each man applying his vvhole time and genius upon his particular Figure, vvould doubtleſs attain to perfection; and vvhen each became incorporated and ſvvorn into the Society (as hath been propoſed) a Poet or Orator vvould have no more to do but to ſend to the particular Traders in each Kind, to the Metaphoriſt for his Allegories, to the Simile-maker for his Compariſons, to the Ironiſt for his Sarcaſms, to the Apothegmatiſt for his Sentences, etc. […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

apotheke apothem Apotheoses Apotheosis apotheosize apothesine

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