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Aphorisms

Scope note

Short, pithy statements of principle or precepts, often of known authorship; distinguished from "proverbs" which are statements repeated colloquially and which often embody the folk wisdom of a group or nation.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000253001

Term used for

maxims

Equivalent Terms used

aphorism

Created

13yrs ago

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