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Definition of adage in English Turkish dictionary
- {i} atasözü
- mesel
- byword, adage
- atasözü, atasözü
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Definition of adage in English English dictionary
- 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).
- {n} a proverb, an old or common saying
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb
- {i} (Atasözü), maxim, traditional saying
- An adage is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life. the old adage, `Every baby brings its own love'. = maxim, saying. a well-known phrase that says something wise about human experience = proverb (adagium)
- Talmudic adage
- Talmudic proverb
- adages
- plural of adage
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