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proverb

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/

The English word “proverb” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.
  2. Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet.
  3. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
  4. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
  5. A drama exemplifying a proverb.

verb

  1. To write or utter proverbs.
  2. To name in, or as, a proverb.
  3. To provide with a proverb.

Etymology

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

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