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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prov•erb /ˈprɑvɚb/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a short popular saying that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought.
See -verb-. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: proverb /ˈprɒvɜːb/ n - a short, memorable, and often highly condensed saying embodying, esp with bold imagery, some commonplace fact or experience
- a person or thing exemplary in respect of a characteristic: Antarctica is a proverb for extreme cold
- a wise saying or admonition providing guidance
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin prōverbium, from verbum word pro-verb (prō′vûrb′),USA pronunciation n. [Gram.]- Grammara word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- by analogy with pronoun 1905–10
- a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought;
adage;
saw. - a wise saying or precept;
a didactic sentence. - a person or thing that is commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality;
byword. - Biblea profound saying, maxim, or oracular utterance requiring interpretation.
v.t. - to utter in the form of a proverb.
- to make (something) the subject of a proverb.
- to make a byword of.
- Latin prōverbium adage, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + verb(um) word + -ium -ium
- Middle French
- Middle English proverbe 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged aphorism, apothegm. Proverb, maxim are terms for short, pithy sayings. A proverb is such a saying popularly known and repeated, usually expressing simply and concretely, though often metaphorically, a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humankind:"A stitch in time saves nine.''A maxim is a brief statement of a general and practical truth, esp. one that serves as a rule of conduct or a precept:"It is wise to risk no more than one can afford to lose.''
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