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Synonyms for proverb

Grammar : Noun
Spell : prov-erb
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒv ərb

Top 10 synonyms for proverb
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Définition of proverb

Origin :
  • c.1300, in boke of Prouerbyys, the Old Testament work, from Old French proverbe (12c.) and directly from Latin proverbium "a common saying, old adage, maxim," literally "words put forward," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + verbum "word" (see verb). Used generally from late 14c. The Book of Proverbs in Old English was cwidboc, from cwide "speech, saying, proverb, homily," related to cwiddian "to talk, speak, say, discuss;" cwiddung "speech, saying, report."
  • noun saying referring to common fact, knowledge
Example sentences :
  • "Like master, like man" was a proverb which he saw daily fulfilled.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • "As docile as Daisy" might have been a proverb in the neighborhood, so general was this view of her nature.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • There's no inconvenience but has its convenience, said Betty, giving me proverb for proverb.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • An Italian proverb says: "The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses."
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • "In a multitude of counsellors there is wisdom," saith the proverb.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • This proverb is the truth put popularly: that is, it is the truth put wrong.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • But “time and patience,” says the Eastern proverb, “change the mulberry leaf to satin.”
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Though all cannot live on the piazza,” as the Tuscan proverb has it, “every one may feel the sun.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • The proverb says that “an empty bag cannot stand upright;” neither can a man who is in debt.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • He realized the truth of the proverb, “Who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.”
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
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