What is the meaning of Proverb?

A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.

Any commonly used turn of phrase expressing a metaphor, simile, or descriptive epithet.

A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

A drama exemplifying a proverb.

To write or utter proverbs.

To name in, or as, a proverb.

To provide with a proverb.

saying, proverb, maxim

proverb (drama exemplifying a proverb)

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