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The correct spelling is proverbs.
How to pronounce proverbs
noun
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The correct spelling is proverbs. A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations.
- 2.A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
- 3.A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
- 4.A drama exemplifying a proverb.
verb
- 1.To write or utter proverbs.
- 2.To name in, or as, a proverb.
- 3.To provide with a proverb.
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