ADAGE

Meaning of ADAGE in English

/ ˈædɪdʒ; NAmE / noun

a well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world

SYN saying

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from French , from Latin adagium saying, based on an early form of aio I say.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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English-Visayan vocabulary
ADAGE — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagium, from ad- + -agium (akin to aio I say); akin to Greek ē …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADAGE — I. ˈadij, -ēj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagio, adagium, from ad- + -agio, -agium (akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADAGE — (n.) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
Английский словарь Webster
ADAGE — ( n. ) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAGE — — adagial /euh day"jee euhl/ , adj. /ad"ij/ , n. a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADAGE — n. proverb, maxim, traditional saying
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ADAGE — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagium, from ad- + -agium (akin to aio I say); akin to Greek ē …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADAGE — noun an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
Webster English vocab
ADAGE — [ 'adɪdʒ ] ■ noun a proverb or short statement that expresses a general truth. Origin C16: from Fr., from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ADAGE — [ad.age] n [MF, fr. L adagium, fr. ad- + -agium (akin to aio I say); akin to Gk e he …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADAGE — a saying, often in metaphoric form, that embodies a common observation, such as "If the shoe fits, wear it,'' "Out …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADAGE — adag|e BrE AmE ˈæd ɪdʒ ▷ adag|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ADAGE — ad ‧ age /ˈædɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin adagium ] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADAGE — n. a traditional maxim, a proverb. [F f. L adagium (as AD-, root of aio say)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ADAGE — n. a traditional maxim, a proverb. [ F f. L adagium (as AD-, root of aio say) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ADAGE — n. a traditional maxim, a proverb. Etymology: F f. L adagium (as AD-, root of aio say)
Oxford English vocab
ADAGE — ( adages) An adage is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADAGE — (~s) An ~ is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ADAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ A crisis in the family makes you realise the old adage that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADAGE — [noun] [C] - a wise saying or proverbHe remembered the old adage 'Look before you leap'.
Cambridge English vocab
ADAGE — Synonyms and related words : ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, catchword, collected sayings, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, epigram, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADAGE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: SAYING , byword, proverb, saw, word
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ADAGE — n. Proverb, saying, saw, dictum, aphorism, apothegm, maxim, by-word, sententious precept.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ADAGE — noun Synonyms: saying , byword, proverb, saw, word
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADAGE — n. 25B6; noun SAYING, maxim, axiom, proverb, aphorism, apophthegm, saw, dictum, precept, motto, truism, platitude, cliché, commonplace.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADAGE — сущ. афоризм, изречение, максима, поговорка, пословица Syn : maxim, proverb старинная пословица, поговорка, изречение adage пословица, поговорка, изречение
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAGE — adage.ogg ʹædıdʒ n (старинная) пословица, поговорка; изречение
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ADAGE — сущ. афоризм, изречение, максима, поговорка, пословица Syn : maxim, proverb старинная пословица, поговорка, изречение adage пословица, поговорка, изречение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ADAGE — n. Pronunciation: ' a-dij Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagium, from ad- + -agium (akin to aio I …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ADAGE — n. an old ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
ADAGE — Пословица
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ADAGE — сущ.афоризм, изречение, максима, поговорка, пословица Syn:maxim, proverb
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ADAGE — (n) изречение
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ADAGE — n (старинная) пословица, поговорка; изречение
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ADAGE — n (старинная) пословица, поговорка; изречение
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ADAGE — n. пословица, поговорка, изречение
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ADAGE — n. пословица, поговорка, изречение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ADAGE — сущ. афоризм, изречение, максима, поговорка, пословица Syn: maxim , proverb
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ADAGE — сущ. афоризм, изречение, максима, поговорка, пословица Syn: maxim, proverb
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ADAGE — _n. пословица, поговорка, изречение _Syn: proverb
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ADAGE — n. пословица, поговорка, изречение Syn: proverb
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ADAGE — _n. пословица, поговорка, изречение
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ADAGE — Пословица
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
ADAGE — [n.] изречение, пословица
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
ADAGE — n изречение, пословица
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
ADAGE — пословица
English-Russian Online Dictionary
ADAGE — пословица
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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