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n. A saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through long use. See Synonyms at saying. See Usage Note at redundancy.

n. An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.

n. An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

n. An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.

n. A pithy saying in current use; a brief familiar proverb; an expression of popular wisdom, generally figurative, in a single phrase or sentence, and of remote origin.

n. Synonyms Aphorism, Axiom, Maxim, etc. See aphorism.

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

"We will begin today with a demonstration of some of the basic, yet difficult ballet exercises, what we call the adage portion of our class, to be performed by my primary class students."

expression    saying    locution   

maxim    saying    apothegm    aphorism    proverb    saw    axiom    apophthegm    colloquialism   

proverb    aphorism    maxim    saying    apothegm    axiom    truism    epigram    dictum    cliché