Meaning of BYWORD
| Pronunciation: | | 'bI`wurd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
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| | Synonyms: | | adage, proverb, saw |
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| | See Also: | | expression, locution, saying | |
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| | Definition: | | \By"word`\, n. [AS. b["i]word; b["i], E. by + word.]
1. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general
currency.
I knew a wise man that had it for a byword. --Bacon.
2. The object of a contemptuous saying.
Thou makest us a byword among the heathen. --Ps.
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