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paremiology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəˌɹiːmiˈɒləd͡ʒi/

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of proverbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From paremia (“proverb”) + -ology, from Latin paroemia, from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ասույթաբանություն (asuytʻabanutʻyun) — the study of proverbs
  • Catalan: paremiologia — the study of proverbs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諺語研究 /谚语研究 (yànyǔ yánjiū) — the study of proverbs
  • Czech: paremiologie — the study of proverbs
  • Finnish: paremiologia — the study of proverbs
  • French: parémiologie — the study of proverbs
  • Galician: paremioloxía — the study of proverbs
  • German: Parömiologie — the study of proverbs
  • German: Sprichwortkunde — the study of proverbs
  • Italian: paremiologia — the study of proverbs
  • Polish: paremiologia — the study of proverbs
  • Portuguese: paremiologia — the study of proverbs
  • Russian: паремиоло́гия (paremiológija) — the study of proverbs
  • Sicilian: parimiuluggìa — the study of proverbs
  • Spanish: paremiología — the study of proverbs