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Proverb - Wikipedia
A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience.
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PROVERB Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage 2. byword sense 4 proverb 2 of 3 verb proverbed; proverbing; proverbs transitive verb 1. to speak of proverbially.
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PROVERB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a short statement, usually known by many people for a long time, that gives advice or expresses some common truth: A Chinese proverb says that the longest ...
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proverb
▪ I. proverb, n. (ˈprɒvɜːb) Also 4–7 proverbe. [ME. a. F. proverbe (12th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. prōverbium an old saying, adage, proverb, in late L. also a byword, f. prō, pro-1 1 + verb-um word + -ium, collective suffix, hence app. ‘a (recognized) set of words put forth’; cf. adāgium adage.] 1....
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30 Common English Language Proverbs | Grammarly
An English proverb is a short statement that usually offers life advice, wisdom, or a truth. An example of a proverb is “A stitch in time ...
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Knowledge is power: anthropology of proverbs
Proverbs are a simple way of expressing a well-known truth or adage based on common sense or experience. They are usually considered to be imbued with ...
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Proverb (disambiguation)
A proverb is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated. Christian Old Testament
Proverb (Reich), a musical composition
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Proverb Jacobs (1935–2016), American football offensive and defensive lineman
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50 Common Proverbs in English - engVid
This is a list of popular English proverbs. Proverbs are also known as sayings. Proverbs give some form of life advice. Every language and culture has them, ...
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PROVERB Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
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What is a proverb in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org
A good definition of a biblical proverb is “a short saying that expresses a general truth for practical, godly living.”
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Proverb: Definition and Examples - ThoughtCo
A proverb is a short, pithy statement of a general truth, one that condenses common experience into memorable form.
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proverb/ˈprɔvɜ:b; `prɑvəb/ nshort well-known saying that states a general truth or gives advice, eg `It takes two to make a quarrel' or `Don't put all your eggs in one basket' 谚语, 格言(精练的俗语, 或为普遍道理或为劝戒语, 如`一个巴掌拍不响'或`不要把全部家当放在一处') the Book of Proverbs, ie one of the books of the Old Testament containi...
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Proverb (Reich)
Proverb is one of a number of Reich's works which has been remixed by electronic musicians. The score of Proverb is available for rental from Boosey & Hawkes.
YouTube: Steve Reich - Proverb.
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Paul Griffiths.
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Proverb? "When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there." Around the Internet, "When you have completed 95 percent of your journey, you are only halfway there" is floating around as a ...
I think the standard version is "Who travels a hundred _li_) calls ninety a half", because this is the original form attested in a Chinese chronicle. There is another quote from a Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, which says "assumes the half of a hundred _li_ to be ninety-nine _li_ ". Either way...
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Go proverb
They are generalisations and thus a particular proverb will have specific situations where it is not applicable. Knowing when a proverb is inapplicable is part of the process of getting stronger as a Go player.
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