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Summary

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aphorism:
- spreuk; gezegde; aforisme; zinspreuk
Wiktionary:
- aphorism → aforisme
- aphorism → aforisme, spreuk, kernspreuk

English

Detailed Translations for aphorism from English to Dutch

aphorism:

aphorism [the ~] nom

the aphorism (saying; maxim)
de spreuk; het gezegde
- spreuk [de ~] nom
- gezegde [het ~] nom
the aphorism (maxim)
het aforisme; de zinspreuk
- aforisme [het ~] nom
- zinspreuk [de ~] nom

Translation Matrix for aphorism:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
aforisme	aphorism; maxim
gezegde	aphorism; maxim; saying	expression; meaning; phrase; rhetorical expression; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase
spreuk	aphorism; maxim; saying	maxim; motto; slogan
zinspreuk	aphorism; maxim	device; slogan
-	apophthegm; apothegm

Related Words for "aphorism":

aphorisms

Synonyms for "aphorism":

apothegm; apophthegm; maxim; axiom

Related Definitions for "aphorism":

a short pithy instructive saying¹

Wiktionary Translations for aphorism:

aphorism

noun

korte spreuk met een kernachtige boodschap
- aforisme → aphorism

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• aphorism	→ aforisme; spreuk; kernspreuk	↔ aphorisme — court phrase exprimer un principe ou un concept de pensée.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University