adage
Meanings
Plural: adages
Noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.
Synonyms
adage, apophthegm, apothegm, byword, colloquialism, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, maxim, old saw, paroemia, proverb, saw, saying
Scrabble Score: 7
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