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proverb
noun
(prov-erb)
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Synonyms:
adage
,
byword
,
saw
,
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proverb
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adage
,
byword
,
saw
,
maxim
,
dictum
,
phrase
,
motto
,
slogan
,
quotation
,
example
,
saying
,
citation
,
expression
,
ideal
,
aphorism
,
parable
,
idiom
,
psalm
,
verse
,
hebrew scripture
,
paraphrase
,
wisdom
,
midrash
,
paroemia
,
axiom
,
folktale
,
sapiential book
,
truism
,
sayings
,
epigram
,
epictetus
,
idiomatic expression
,
colloquialism
,
diverb
,
fable
,
kahlil gibran
,
cliche
,
epigraph
,
intransitive verb
,
ecclesiastes
,
folklore
,
deuteronomy
,
incantation
,
nursery rhyme
,
orthography
,
zhuangzi
,
admonition
,
inscription
,
etymology
,
analogy
,
sage
,
philosopher
,
mantra
,
plutarch
,
clich
,
tempus fugit
,
injun
,
wisdom of solomon
,
poem
,
song of solomon
,
trope
,
mencius
,
hieroglyph
,
upanishad
,
prophesy
,
villager
,
mina
,
prophecy
,
mazel
,
commandment
,
laozi
,
postillator
,
fakir
,
ayin
,
scripture
,
simile
,
folksong
,
set phrase
,
tibi
,
locution
,
verba
,
syllogism
,
goatherd
,
daimon
,
superstition
,
neologism
,
pilau
,
dialect
,
philippian
,
book of genesis
,
old norse
,
kana
,
duppy
,
ayah
,
ralph waldo emerson
,
transliteration
,
ancient
,
homonym
,
cognates
,
tigrinya
,
proverb
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