ADAGES

Noun

adages

plural of adage

Anagrams

• Gadeas

Source: Wiktionary


ADAGE

Ad"age, n. Etym: [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of L. aio I say.]

Definition: An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb. Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i' the adage. Shak.

Syn.

– Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See Axiom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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