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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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WordMeaning
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
inebriateone who is drunk
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
hivea container for housing honeybees
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God