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proverb noun

  /ˈpɹɑvɝb/ , /ˈpɹɒvɜːb/
  • (obsolete) Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet. [before 18th c.]
  • (obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
  • (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.
 proverbe

Proverbs properNoun

  • A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.
 Proverbes
anti-proverb
faux proverbe
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