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/ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/
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/əˈdɑ(d)ʒ/
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AE1 D AH0 JH
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AE1 D IH0 JH
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An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
According to an old adage, oysters are best in months containing the letter R.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm, byword, saying, adage, saw, maxim, apothegm, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, paroemia
Antonyms: none provided
An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: old saw
Antonyms: none provided
Clipping of adagio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Qualifier: ballet
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proverb, saw, byword
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saying, expression, locution
Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.
Clipping of adagio.
Across languages
Translations 48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
wysheid
— old saying
Albanian :
e thënë
— old saying
Albanian :
thanun
— old saying
Bulgarian :
пословица
(poslovica)
— old saying
Bulgarian :
поговорка
(pogovorka)
— old saying
Chinese Mandarin :
俗语
(súyǔ)
— old saying
Czech :
přísloví
— old saying
Czech :
rčení
— old saying
Czech :
pořekadlo
— old saying
Dutch :
gezegde
— old saying
Dutch :
zegswijze
— old saying
Dutch :
spreekwoord
— old saying
Finnish :
sanonta
— old saying
Georgian :
გამონათქვამი
(gamonatkvami)
— old saying
German :
Sprichwort
— old saying
German :
geflügeltes Wort
— old saying
Greek :
παροιμία
(paroimía)
— old saying
Greek :
γνωμικό
(gnomikó)
— old saying
Hungarian :
szállóige
— old saying
Hungarian :
velős mondás
— old saying
Hungarian :
bölcs mondás
— old saying
Hungarian :
közmondás
— old saying
Irish :
nath
— old saying
Irish :
nathán
— old saying
Italian :
modo di dire
— old saying
Latin :
adagium
— old saying
Macedonian :
пословица
(poslovica)
— old saying
Marathi :
म्हण
(mhaṇ)
— old saying
Marathi :
लोकोक्ती
(lokoktī)
— old saying
Norwegian :
visdomsord
— old saying
Persian :
پند
(pand)
— old saying
Polish :
maksyma
— old saying
Polish :
przysłowie
— old saying
Polish :
porzekadło
— old saying
Portuguese :
adágio
— old saying
Portuguese :
dito
— old saying
Portuguese :
anexim
— old saying
Romanian :
zicală
— old saying
Russian :
посло́вица
(poslóvica)
— old saying
Serbo-Croatian :
poslovica
— old saying
Serbo-Croatian :
izreka
— old saying
Spanish :
adagio
— old saying
Spanish :
refrán
— old saying
Spanish :
dicho
— old saying
Swedish :
talesätt
— old saying
Swedish :
ordspråk
— old saying
Tagalog :
sabihin
— old saying
Thai :
ภาษิต
(paa-sìt)
— old saying
