proverb

  • 21proverb — See axiom. See axiom, adage, proverb …

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  • 22proverb — prov|erb [ˈprɔvə:b US ˈpra:və:rb] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: proverbe, from Latin proverbium, from verbum word ] a short well known statement that gives advice or expresses something that is generally true. A penny saved is a penny …

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  • 23proverb — n. 1 a short pithy saying in general use, held to embody a general truth. 2 a person or thing that is notorious (he is a proverb for inaccuracy). 3 (Proverbs or Book of Proverbs) a didactic poetic Old Testament book of maxims attributed to… …

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  • 24Proverb (Reich) — Proverb is a musical composition by Steve Reich for three sopranos, two tenors, two vibraphones, and two electric organs. It is set to a text by Ludwig Wittgenstein. [Grove, Works ] It was written in 1995 and was originally intended for The Proms …

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  • 25Proverb (disambiguation) — A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated.Proverb may also refer to:* Proverb (Reich), a musical composition * Proverb Jacobs (born 1935), American football offensive and defensive linemanee also* Anti proverb *… …

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  • 26Proverb Jacobs — NFL player ImageWidth = 150px |DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1935|5|25|mf=y Birthplace= Marksville, LA DateOfDeath= College=California Position=Offensive tackle Defensive tackle DraftedYear= DraftedRound= Awards= Honors= Records= Retired #s=… …

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  • 27proverb — noun A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations. Syn: adage, apothegm, byword, maxim, paroemia, saw …

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  • 28Proverb — Pro|verb 〈[ vɛ̣rb] n. 27〉 Sprichwort [<lat. proverbium „Sprichwort“] * * * Provẹrb   [lateinisch] das, s/ en, Provẹrbium, veraltet für Sprichwort. * * * Pro|vẹrb, das; s, en [lat. proverbium, zu: verbum, ↑ …

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  • 29proverb — Synonyms and related words: adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, axiom, bromide, byword, catchword, cliche, coin a phrase, collected sayings, commonplace, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, epigram, expression, gnome,… …

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  • 30provérb — s. n., pl. provérbe …

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