[ad.age] n [MF, fr. L adagium, fr. ad- + -agium (akin to aio I say); akin to Gk e he said] (1548): a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation
ADAGE
Meaning of ADAGE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012