adage
noun/ˈædɪdʒ/
/ˈædɪdʒ/
- a well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world synonym saying
- According to the old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Latin adagium ‘saying’, based on an early form of aio ‘I say’.Want to learn more?
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