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byword
byword
noun
Definition of BYWORD
1
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience <Mom's favorite byword is “You can get more flies with honey than with vinegar”>
2
the most perfect type or example <nationally, Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive has become a byword for luxury retailing>
Related Words archetype, model, prototype; paradigm, standard; nonpareil, paragon; abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification; height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith; benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick
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