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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024by•word /ˈbaɪˌwɜrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a common saying;
proverb:"A penny saved is a penny earned'' is their byword. - a person or thing thought of as characteristic of a particular quality:Eichmann had become the byword for genocide.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024by•word (bī′wûrd′),USA pronunciation n. - a word or phrase associated with some person or thing;
a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like. - a word or phrase used proverbially;
common saying;
proverb. - an object of general reproach, derision, scorn, etc.:His crimes will make him a byword through the ages.
- an epithet, often of scorn.
- Middle English biworde, Old English biwyrde. See by (adjective, adjectival), word bef. 1050
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slogan, motto.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maxim, apothegm, aphorism, saw, adage.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: byword /ˈbaɪˌwɜːd/ n - a person, place, or thing regarded as a perfect or proverbial example of something: their name is a byword for good service
- an object of scorn or derision
- a common saying; proverb
Etymology: Old English bīwyrde; see by, word; compare Old High German pīwurti, from Latin prōverbium proverb |