Word
Proverb
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
prov-erb
Definition
- n. - 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.
- n. - A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an
enigma; a parable.
- n. - A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous
reference.
- n. - A drama exemplifying a proverb.
- v. t. - To name in, or as, a proverb.
- v. t. - To provide with a proverb.
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