apothegmatist
Syllables: apo·theg·mat·istUK/æpəʊˈθɛɡmətɪst/US/æpoʊˈθɛɡmətɪst/
apothegmatist noun: a collector or maker of apothegms.
Noun
apothegmatist (plural apothegmatists)
- A collector or maker of apothegms.
- 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...1727 (date written), Martinus Scriblerus [pseudonym; Alexander Pope], “ΠΕΡΙ ΒΑΘΟΥΣ [Peri Bathous]: Or, Of the Art of Sinking in Poetry. […]”, in The Works of Alexander Pope Esq. […], volume VI...
Forms of apothegmatist
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Origin of apothegmatist
From Ancient Greek ἀποφθέγματος (apophthégmatos) (the genitive of ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma, “a thing uttered; especially, a terse, pointed saying, an apothegm”)) + English -ist (suffix forming nouns denoting people who practise or study particular disciplines).
Questions about apothegmatist
- What does apothegmatist mean?
- Apothegmatist means a collector or maker of apothegms.
- What part of speech is apothegmatist?
- Apothegmatist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apothegmatist?
- Apothegmatist is pronounced /æpəʊˈθɛɡmətɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of apothegmatist?
- The plural of apothegmatist is apothegmatists.
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