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adage(2)(dictionary)
adage(dictionary)

adage(2) (iou)



adage noun1. M16.
[French from Latin adagium, from ad AD- + an early form of aio I say.]
A traditional maxim, a proverb of common experience.
adagial adjective of the nature of an adage L17.
adagy noun [Latin adagium] an adage M16-M18.