Proverb Definition

prŏvûrb
proverbs
noun
proverbs
A short, traditional saying that expresses some obvious truth or familiar experience; adage; maxim.
Webster's New World
A person or thing that has become commonly recognized as a type of specified characteristics; byword.
Webster's New World
An enigmatic saying in which a profound truth is cloaked.
Webster's New World
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
Wiktionary

A drama exemplifying a proverb.

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Synonyms:
verb
To make a proverb or byword of.
Webster's New World
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Other Word Forms of Proverb

Noun

Singular:
proverb
Plural:
Proverbs

Origin of Proverb

  • Middle English proverbe from Old French from Latin prōverbium prō- forth pro–1 verbum word wer-5 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin proverbium.

    From Wiktionary

Proverb Sentence Examples

  • The proverb states that we should "Treat the Earth well."

  • There is an old African proverb which says "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago."

  • Have you ever heard this old proverb?

  • May I refer you to the ancient proverb "Don't say what you don't want quoted later."

  • The grains of the bamboo are available for food, and the Chinese have a proverb that it produces seed more abundantly in years when the rice crop fails, which means, probably, that in times of dearth the natives look more after such a source of food.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

BRBERB

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Words Starting With P and Ending With B

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With B