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proverbs
noun, plural in form but singular in construction(Prov-erbs)
a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture
proverbs
verb(Prov-erbs)
to speak of proverbially
proverbs
verb(Prov-erbs)
to provide with a proverb
proverbs
noun(Prov-erbs)
a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
proverbs
noun(Prov-erbs)
byword
proverbs
noun(Prov-erbs)
a form of the verb do used to avoid repetition of a verb (such as do in "act as I do")

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