OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2206

proverb

/ˈpɹɒvɜːb/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
paremia • proverbio • refrán • retraher
Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet.
The definition of a proverb is no simple matter and has occupied scholars from Ancient Greece until the present day. Lord John Russell defined the proverb as ‘the wisdom of many an…
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