byword

byword

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1. n. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency. Source: opted
2. n. The object of a contemptuous saying. Source: opted
3. n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Source: wordnet
4. 1. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency. I knew a wise man that had it for a byword. Bacon. 2. The object of a contemptuous saying. Thou makest us a byword among the heathen. Ps. xliv. 14 Source: webster
5. n:100 n a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Source: ecdict

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