Adage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈædɪdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈædɪdʒ|
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people (syn: byword, proverb, saw)
Extra examples
...that old adage, “the early bird gets the worm”...
Some people say that since all adages are old, the phrase “old adage” is redundant.
Word forms
noun
singular: adage
plural: adages
singular: adage
plural: adages
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