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1. (n.) proverb
a short popular saying, usu. of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
2. proverb
a person or thing commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality; byword.
3. proverb
a profound Biblical saying, maxim, or oracular utterance requiring interpretation.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME proverbe < MF < L prōverbium=prō-pro -1+verb(um)word+-ium -ium1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) proverb, adage, saw, byword
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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1. (noun) proverb
a well-known phrase that teaches a lesson
"Beauty is only skin deep" is a proverb.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Proverb
an old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage
2. (noun) Proverb
a striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable
3. (noun) Proverb
a familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference
4. (noun) Proverb
a drama exemplifying a proverb
5. (verb) Proverb
to name in, or as, a proverb
6. (verb) Proverb
to provide with a proverb
7. (verb) Proverb
to write or utter proverbs
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Sense: a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth
Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!'
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 Afrikaans: spreekwoord |
 Arabic: مَثَل، قَوْل مأثور |
 Bulgarian: пословица |
 Brazilian: provérbio |
 Czech: přísloví |
 German: das Sprichwort |
 Danish: ordsprog |
 Greek: παροιμία |
 Spanish: proverbio |
 Estonian: vanasõna |
 Farsi: ضرب المثل |
 Finnish: sananlasku |
 French: proverbe |
 Hebrew: פִּתגָם |
 Hindi: कहावत |
 Hungarian: közmondás |
 Indonesian: pepatah |
 Icelandic: málsháttur |
 Italian: proverbio |
 Japanese: ことわざ |
 Korean: 격언 |
 Lithuanian: patarlė |
 Latvian: paruna; sakāmvārds |
 Malay: peribahasa |
 Dutch: spreekwoord |
 Norwegian: ordtak/-språk |
 Polish: przysłowie |
 Persian: ضرب المثل |
 Pashto: متل |
 Portuguese: provérbio |
 Romanian: proverb |
 Russian: пословица |
 Slovak: príslovie |
 Slovenian: pregovor |
 Serbian: izreka |
 Swedish: ordspråk |
 Thai: สุภาษิต |
 Turkish: atasözü |
 Taiwanese: 諺語，格言 |
 Ukrainian: прислів'я |
 Urdu: کہاوت، ضرب المثل |
 Vietnamese: thành ngữ |
 Chinese: 谚语，格言 |
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