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PROVERB

a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage

The meaning of the word proverb is a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage.

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siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โ‚‚โ‚€ millimeter or less in diameter
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
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rotundaa round building
grumbleto mutter in discontent
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete