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Synonyms for proverb in English

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

English

Detailed Synonyms for proverb in English

proverb:

proverb [the ~] noun

the proverb
the proverb
- proverb [the ~] noun
the proverb

– 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

proverb

proverb
proverb; adage
- proverb
- adage

Alternate Synonyms for "proverb":

adage; saw; byword; saying; expression; locution

Related Definitions for "proverb":

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

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