ADAGE


Meaning of ADAGE in English

— adagial /euh day"jee euhl/ , adj.

/ad"ij/ , n.

a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.

[ 1540-50; adagium, equiv. to ad- AD- + ag- (s. of aio I say) + -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .