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adage

/ˈædədʒ/A-duhj
/ˈædədʒ/A-duhj

Meaninga proverb

Common meaning: a saying

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√AGH‘say, speak’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 6, p. 730 · scan
  2. Latinadagium‘a proverb’source
  3. Frenchadagesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa proverb → a sayingadage‘a saying’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin adagium ‘a proverb’.

Roots

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