proverb

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English

Etymology

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

Pronunciation

Noun

proverb (plural proverbs)

  1. A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.
    Coordinate terms: epigram, idiom; see also Thesaurus:saying
    Near-synonyms: aphorism, maxim
  2. (obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
  3. (obsolete) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
  4. (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.

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Derived terms

Terms derived from "proverb"

Translations

Verb

proverb (third-person singular simple present proverbs, present participle proverbing, simple past and past participle proverbed)

  1. To write or utter proverbs.
  2. To name in, or as, a proverb.
    • 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 203–205:
      Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool / In every street, do they not say, "How well / Are come upon him his deserts?"
  3. To provide with a proverb.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “proverb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin proverbium, French proverbe.

Pronunciation

Noun

proverb n (plural proverbe)

  1. saying, proverb, maxim
    Synonyms: parimie, zicală, zicătoare
  2. (dated) proverb (drama exemplifying a proverb)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative proverb proverbul proverbe proverbele
genitive-dative proverb proverbului proverbe proverbelor
vocative proverbule proverbelor

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