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1. (n.) adage
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
Etymology: (1540–50; < F < L adagium=ad-ad - +ag-, s. of āio I say +-ium -ium1)
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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) adage
an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb
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