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Another word for adage

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Noun

  1. A usually pithy and familiar statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true

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    words

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Another word for adage

Noun
  1. See also:

    saying

    See syn. study at

    saying

    proverb

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Sentence Examples

  • As the famous adage goes "The show must go on," and it did.

  • Is the adage "The camera never lies" true?

  • You know the old adage "A picture is worth a thousand words."

  • This goes to prove the old adage: "You get what you pay for."

  • There is a common adage in science that the more you study a phenomenon, the more confusing it becomes.

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