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proverbial adjective

  /pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/
  • Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
  • Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
  • Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
 proverbial
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