adage
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French adage, from Latin adagium.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈædɪdʒ/
Noun [edit]
adage (plural adages)
- An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.
- An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
- “Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage” (Lady MacBeth)
Synonyms [edit]
- proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm.
- See also Wikisaurus:saying
Translations [edit]
old saying
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin adagium.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
adage m
- Adage.
