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Apophlegmatism \Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, Galen.]
1. (Med.) The action of apophlegmatics.
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2. An apophlegmatic. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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Apophlegmatism
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