Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something, such as an adage or maxim, that is said.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which is said; an expression; a statement; a declaration.
- noun A proverbial expression; a maxim; an adage.
- noun Synonyms Axiom, Maxim, etc. See
aphorism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
say . - noun A
proverb ormaxim ; something often said.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
Etymologies
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Examples
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So simply the Greek; the Hebrew, _And the word of the Lord came unto me saying, Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem saying_, not only betrays an editorial redundancy, but what follows is addressed not to Jerusalem but to all Israel.
Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 George Adam Smith 1899
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Keen To know whether to read "I'm not saying (moutai) is * bad*", or "I'm not * saying*
Imagethief will 2010
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Keen To know whether to read "I'm not saying (moutai) is * bad*", or "I'm not * saying*
Imagethief will 2010
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Keen To know whether to read "I'm not saying (moutai) is * bad*", or "I'm not * saying*
Imagethief will 2010
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Keen To know whether to read "I'm not saying (moutai) is * bad*", or "I'm not * saying*
Imagethief 2009
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If a product cannot be cleaned by any method, the manufacturer is required to attach a label saying so—for example, “Do not wash, do not dry-clean” or “Cannot be successfully cleaned.”
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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If a product cannot be cleaned by any method, the manufacturer is required to attach a label saying so—for example, “Do not wash, do not dry-clean” or “Cannot be successfully cleaned.”
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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If a product cannot be cleaned by any method, the manufacturer is required to attach a label saying so—for example, “Do not wash, do not dry-clean” or “Cannot be successfully cleaned.”
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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If a product cannot be cleaned by any method, the manufacturer is required to attach a label saying so—for example, “Do not wash, do not dry-clean” or “Cannot be successfully cleaned.”
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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We used to take over the gents, simply placing paper notices saying "Ladies" over the label saying gents, and leaving one Ladies for the use of the men.
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