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Meaning of adage in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈædɪdʒ/

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  1. Noun

    adage

    Etymology

    mid 16th century: from French, from Latin adagium‘saying’, based on an early form of aio‘I say’

    Definitions

    1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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  • « I really subscribe to that old adage that you should never let the audience get ahead of you for a second. So if the film's abrasive and wrongfoots people then, y'know, that's great. But I hope it involves an audience. »
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