meaning of proverb
1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
4. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
5. To name in, or as, a proverb.
6. To provide with a proverb.
7. To write or utter proverbs.
8. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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