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An adage can be a quote, saying or proverb. They are supposed to be wise statements and expressions.
Examples:
- A watched pot never boils.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Be careful what you wish for, it may come true!
- Better safe than sorry.
- Curiosity killed the cat.
- Money is the root of all evil.
- Nothing in life is free.
- Practice makes perfect.
- Two heads are better than one.
- Two wrongs don't make a right.
- What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger.
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What figure of speech is love conquers all?
An adage.
What is maxim and adage?
Maxim and adage are types of popular sayings.Example:It isn't whether you win or lose that counts, it's how you play the game.Two wrongs don't make a right.What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger.Where there's a will, there's a way.
What is a Latin adage?
An adage can be told in any language, including Latin.It originated from the Latin word adagium (plural form adagia).An adage is a saying or phrase.Some examples in Latin:Ancipiti plus ferit ense gula.Gluttony kills more than the sword.Bonis quod bene fit haud peritWhatever is done for good men is never done in vain.Candor dat viribus alasSincerity gives wings to strength.Mutantur omnia nos et mutamur in illisAll things change, and we change with them.Veni vidi viciI came, I saw, I conquered.Veritas vos liberabitThe truth shall make you free.
Can you give me an example of a roman slogan?
The Personal Maxim (axiom, adage, saying for which he was always known) of Caesar Caligula; "Let them hate me, as long as they fear me"
What kind of figure of speech is this place is going to the dogs?
A figure of speech such as 'going to the dogs' is called an adage, a saying, an expression, a cliche, a catchphrase, or truism.
What is an example of a sentence using the word adage?
An adage is a wise saying.She has an adage for every situation.I have a calendar with an adage for each day.
What are the synonyms for adage?
Synonyms for "adage":ApothegmAphorismAxiomBywordDictumEpigramExpressionMaximMottoPhrasePreceptProverbQuipSaying
When in Rome do as the Romans do is an example of what?
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What does adage mean in french?
un adage is a proverb in French
What is a greek adage about their newborn child?
the adage is a child with rabbies
How do you use adage in a sentence?
Experience bears out the old adage; "Out of sight, out of mind."The adage 'Every baby brings its own love' usually turns out to be true.He often quoted the adage about curiosity killing the cat.He believed in the old adage that a family that prays together stays together.
What does cat i' the adage mean?
Adage = the saying is ' the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet'
What are examples of adage?
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A popular maxim or an adage?
It is a PROVERB. :)
What is a five letter proverb?
Adage
What are the syllables for adage?
ad-age
How do you use adage in a complex sentence?
There is an old adage that goes "I refuse to enter into a battle of wits with an unarmed man," it is not known who wrote it.
