Complete Definition of "adage"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.
  2. An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

#: "Like the poor cat i' th' adage" (Lady MacBeth?)

Translations
trans-top|old saying
Finnish: sanonta
Norwegian: t|no|visdomsord|n
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Synonyms
proverb, colloquialism.


French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /a.da�/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /a.daZ/

Noun
adage

  1. Adage

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