adage
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معنی فارسی
مثل ضرب المثل
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ad´ij/n.
● پند و امثال، ضربالمثل، حکایت اخلاقی، مثل
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle French 'adage', from Latin 'adagium', meaning 'proverb'.
مثال
- The adage 'actions speak louder than words' is well-known.
- He often quotes the old adage, 'The early bird catches the worm.'
- That adage about 'time healing all wounds' isn't always true.
ترکیبهای رایج
old adage popular adage ancient adage familiar adage
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
مترادفها
noun
Proverb, saying, saw, dictum, aphorism, apothegm, maxim, by word, sententious precept.