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Pronunciation: sen-ten'-ti-a

Alternate Spelling: L. “judgment, maxim” the sage sayer

Definition

One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings. Others include adage, apothegm, gnome, maxim, paroemia, and proverb.

See Also

• Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
• Gideon O. Burton
• (rhetoric.byu.edu)
• Trees
• SILVA RHETORICAE
• Flowers

Sources

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu) Trees | SILVA RHETORICAE | Flowers