Proverb

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(A short popular saying, that states some truth or warning, or gives advice about human conduct; maxim adage, Proverbs a book of the Old Testament containing wise sayings) ភាសិត, ពាក្យទំនៀមទម្លាប់

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An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.

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A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.

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A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.

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A drama exemplifying a proverb.

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(TRANSITIVE) To name in, or as, a proverb.

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(TRANSITIVE) To provide with a proverb.

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(INTRANSITIVE) To write or utter proverbs.

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adage, aphorism, axiom, byword, maxim, motto, platitude, saw, saying