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proverbial definition

pro·ver·bial (prə vʉr′bē əl)

adjective

  1. of, or having the nature of, a proverb
  2. expressed in a proverb
  3. well-known because commonly referred to the proverbial glamour of Paris

Etymology: ME < LL proverbialis

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