Byword - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbaɪwɜːrd|
Brit.
|ˈbaɪwɜːd|
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people (syn: adage, proverb, saw)
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...Mom's favorite byword is “You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar”....
...nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing...
Caution should be a byword for investors.
His name has become a byword for honesty in the community.
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