Byword

['baɪwɜːd]

Definition

(n.) A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

(n.) The object of a contemptuous saying.

Editor: Pratt

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Saying, saw, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, sententious precept.[2]. Object of contempt, mark for scorn.[3]. Slang, cant term.

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