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aphoristicity

aphoristicity noun: the state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic.

Noun

aphoristicity (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic
    • Yukti - dipikā and Jayamangalā, theory of evolution is the notion of multiplicSāṁkhya - pravachana - sūtra (an aphoristicity of inefficient but necessary purushas. The work ascribed to KAPILA, and, on which outlook is thoroughly[…]1999, S. R. Sudarshan, Encyclopaedia of Indian Medicine, Popular Prakashan, →ISBN, page 181
    • This was clearly imitative of Latin, and it was a long time before the developed vernaculars evolved a large range of aphorism. Europeans long preferred their dalliance with aphoristicity in Latin! Indeed, that is a principal reason why[…]2008, Shaping the Common Law: From Glanvill to Hale, 1188-1688, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 104
    Synonyms:
    aphoristicness

Synonyms of aphoristicity

Origin of aphoristicity

From aphoristic + -ity.

Questions about aphoristicity

What does aphoristicity mean?
Aphoristicity means the state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic.
What part of speech is aphoristicity?
Aphoristicity is a noun.

Words near aphoristicity in the dictionary

  1. aphorismus
  2. aphorist
  3. aphoristic
  4. aphoristical
  5. aphoristically
  6. aphoristicity
  7. aphoristicness
  8. aphorists
  9. aphorize
  10. aphorized
  11. aphorizer

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