Proverb - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈprɑːvɜːrb|  American pronunciation of the word proverb
Brit.  |ˈprɒvɜːb|  British pronunciation of the word proverb

noun

- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people (syn: adage, byword, saw)

Extra examples

...her grandfather has a proverb for every occasion...

He should take care not to be made a proverb.

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Word forms

noun
singular: proverb
plural: proverbs
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