Definition of proverb

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Proverb (n.) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

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Parody :: Parody (n.) A popular maxim, adage, or proverb..
Saying :: Saying (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb..
Rede :: Rede (n.) A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw.
Soothsay :: Soothsay (n.) A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy.
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A drama exemplifying a proverb.
Proverbially :: Proverbially (adv.) In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy..
Proverbialize :: Proverbialize (v. t. & i.) To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.
Proverbial :: Proverbial (a.) Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb.
Feather :: Feather (n.) Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase, Birds of a feather, that is, of the same species..
Proverb :: Proverb (v. t.) To provide with a proverb.
Diverb :: Diverb (n.) A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.
Adagial :: Adagial (a.) Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
Strawberry :: Straw (n.) Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.
Proverbialist :: Proverbialist (n.) One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs..
Say :: Say (v. t.) A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb.
Paramiographer :: Paramiographer (n.) A collector or writer of proverbs.
Maxim :: Maxim (n.) An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.
Hagiographa :: Hagiographa (n. pl.) The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets. It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles..
Light-o''-love :: Light-o'-love (n.) An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters..
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