Definition of saying

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Saying (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb..

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Heterophemy :: Heterophemy (n.) The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness..
Dictum :: Dictum (n.) An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm.
Moralism :: Moralism (n.) A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.
Denial :: Denial (n.) The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation..
Repetition :: Repetition (n.) The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
Apothegmatize :: Apothegmatize (v. i.) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings..
Austromancy :: Austromancy (n.) Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds..
Amice :: Amice (n.) A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass..
Saying :: Saying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sa.
Tentative :: Tentative (a.) Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental.
Soothsayer :: Soothsayer (n.) One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
Sentiment :: Sentiment (a.) A sentence, or passage, considered as the expression of a thought; a maxim; a saying; a toast..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..
Apophthegm :: Apophthegm (n.) A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim..
Docimology :: Docimology (n.) A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc..
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions.
Scorify :: Scorify (v. t.) To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag..
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) A true saying; truth.
-ana :: -ana () A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc..
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