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▸ noun: (obsolete) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A drama exemplifying a proverb.
▸ verb: To write or utter proverbs.
▸ verb: To name in, or as, a proverb.
▸ verb: To provide with a proverb.
Similar:
byword,
adage,
saw,
expression,
word to the wise,
bon mot,
colloquialism,
catchphrase,
sally,
standing joke,
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