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adage
(encz) | adage,pořekadlo n: |
adage
(encz) | adage,průpověď n: |
Adage
(gcide) | Adage \Ad"age\, n. [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of
L. aio I say.]
An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a
proverb.
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Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' the adage. --Shak.
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Syn: Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm.
See Axiom.
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adage
(wn) | adage
n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important
fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
[syn: proverb, adage, saw, byword] |
adage
(devil) | ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.
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adages
(encz) | adages,pořekadla n: pl. |
Adage
(gcide) | Adage \Ad"age\, n. [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of
L. aio I say.]
An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a
proverb.
[1913 Webster]
Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' the adage. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm.
See Axiom.
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