proverb

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Etymology

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

In classic literature

Synonyms

adage, saw, byword

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