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Synonyms for adage in English

Summary

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adage:
- proverb; adage
- saw; proverb; adage; byword

English

Detailed Synonyms for adage in English

adage:

adage

adage
proverb; adage
- proverb
- adage

adage [the ~] noun

the adage

– a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people ¹
the saw; the proverb; the adage; the byword
– a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people ¹
- saw [the ~] noun
- proverb [the ~] noun
- adage [the ~] noun
- byword [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "adage":

proverb; saw; byword; saying; expression; locution

Related Definitions for "adage":

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people¹

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