Dictionary definitions
- Enter a word for the dictionary definition.
adage
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Adage \Ad"age\, n. [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of
L. aio I say.]
An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a
proverb.
[1913 Webster]
Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"
Like the poor cat i' the adage. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm.
See Axiom.
[1913 Webster]
