Proverb

n.	1.	An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
	2.	A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. - John xvi. 29.
	3.	A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. - Deut. xxviii. 37.
	4.	A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims.
v. t.	1.	To name in, or as, a proverb. Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool ? - Milton.
	2.	To provide with a proverb. I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To write or utter proverbs.

Noun

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

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