PROVERB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Synonyms:

adage; byword; proverb; saw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("proverb" is a kind of...):

expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)

Derivation:

proverbial (of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb)

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