Adage
['ædɪdʒ]
Definition
(n.) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Proverb, saying, saw, dictum, aphorism, apothegm, maxim, by-word, sententious precept.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Maxim, saying, motto, saw, apothegm, aphorism, byword, proverb, dictum
ANT:Discourse, disquisition, yarn, harangue
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Definition
n. an old saying: a proverb.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.
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Examples
- There must always be two parties to a quarrel, says the old adage. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The old adage that all is fair in love and war applies to this new weapon of destruction as to every warlike instrument. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A curious friendship theirs must have been: a pointed illustration, indeed, of the old adage that extremes meet. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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