Proverb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈprɑːvɜːrb|
Brit.
|ˈprɒvɜːb|
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
singular: proverb
plural: proverbs
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