Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AP'O-THEGM, or AP'O-THEM
A-POTH'E-CA-RYAP-O-THEG-MAT'IC, or AP-O-THEG-MAT'IC-AL
AP'O-THEGM, or AP'O-THEM, n. [See Apophthegm.]
A remarkable saying; a short, instructive remark.
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