paroemia
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paroemia — pəˈrēmēə noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek paroimia proverb, maxim, incidental remark, from para beside + oimos way, path, path or strain of song; probably akin to Latin vis strength, force more at vim : a rhetorical proverb … Useful english dictionary
paroemia — pa·roe·mia … English syllables
paroemia — n. proverb. ♦ paroemiac, a. ♦ paroemiography, n. collection of proverbs. ♦ paroemiology, n. study of proverbs … Dictionary of difficult words
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paroemiography — fē, fi noun ( es) Etymology: paroemio (from Late Latin paroemia) + graphy : the making of collections of proverbs * * * paroemiogˈraphy noun … Useful english dictionary
paroemiology — jē, ji noun ( es) Etymology: paroemio (from Late Latin paroemia) + logy : the subject of proverbs * * * paroemiolˈogy noun The study of proverbs … Useful english dictionary
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