proverb

1. n. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Source: opted

2. n. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. Source: opted

3. n. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Source: opted

4. n. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Source: opted

5. v. t. To name in, or as, a proverb. Source: opted

6. v. t. To provide with a proverb. Source: opted

7. v. i. To write or utter proverbs. Source: opted

8. n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Source: wordnet

9. 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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