Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - proverb
Proverb
proverb
n. 1 a short pithy saying in general use, held to embody a general truth. 2 a person or thing that is notorious (he is a proverb for inaccuracy). 3 (Proverbs or Book of Proverbs) a didactic poetic Old Testament book of maxims attributed to Solomon and others. Etymology: ME f. OF proverbe or L proverbium (as PRO-(1), verbum word)
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I. noun see: word Date: 14th century a brief popular epigram or maxim ; adage, byword 4, II. transitive verb Date: 14th century to speak of ~ially, to provide with a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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