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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A proverbial expression; a proverb.
  • noun. An often-used word or phrase.
  • noun. One that represents a type, class, or quality.
  • noun. An object of notoriety or interest.
  • noun. An epithet.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A word or phrase used proverbially; especially, a saying used in mockery or disparagement; a satirical or contemptuous proverb.
  • noun. Hence An object of general reproach or condemnation; a common subject of derision or opprobrium.
  • noun. Synonyms Axiom, Maxim, etc. See aphorism.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
  • noun. The object of a contemptuous saying.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase
  • noun. a person who, or a thing that represents something with specified characteristics, byspel
  • noun. An object of notoriety or contempt.
  • noun. a nickname or epithet
  • noun. an object of scorn or derision
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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