ADAGE Meaning of ADAGE in English [ 'adɪdʒ ]■ noun a proverb or short statement that expresses a general truth.OriginC16: from Fr., from L. adagium 'saying', based on an early form of aio 'I say'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004