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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| byword | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| proverb | /x | Noun, Noun | 
| saw | / | Noun, Noun | 
| maxim | /x | Noun | 
| truism | /xx | Noun | 
| aphorism | /xxx | Noun | 
| axiom | /xx | Noun | 
| dictum | /x | Noun | 
| motto | /x | Noun | 
| mantra | /x | Noun | 
| phrase | / | Noun | 
| platitude | /xx | Noun | 
| cliche | x/ | Noun | 
| myth | / | Noun | 
| tenet | /x | Noun | 
| credo | /x | Noun | 
| idiom | /xx | Noun | 
| slogan | /x | Noun | 
| true | / | Adjective | 
| notion | /x | Noun | 
| admonition | xx/x | Noun | 
| principle | /xx | Noun | 
| catchphrase | // | Noun | 
| truth | / | Noun | 
| legend | /x | Noun | 
| fable | /x | Noun | 
| rule | / | Noun | 
| anecdote | /xx | Noun | 
| saying | /x | Verb | 
| fallacy | /xx | Noun | 
| precept | /x | Noun | 
| wisdom | /x | Noun | 
| tale | / | Noun | 
| hoary | /x | Adjective | 
| mentality | x/xx | Noun | 
| analogy | x/xx | Noun | 
| tagline | /x | Noun | 
| concept | /x | Noun | 
| theory | /x | Noun | 
| paraphrase | /xx | Noun, Verb | 
| epigram | /xx | Noun | 
| commonsense | xx/ | Noun | 
| philosophy | x/xx | Noun | 
| corollary | /xxx | Noun | 
| word | / | Noun | 
| paradigm | /xx | Noun | 
| refrain | x/ | Noun | 
| that | / | Adverb, Noun | 
| olden | /x | Name | 
| stereotype | /xxx | Noun | 
| metaphor | /xx | Noun | 
| belief | x/ | Noun | 
| superstition | xx/x | Noun | 
| misconception | xx/x | Noun | 
| caveat | /xx | Noun | 
| trope | x | Noun | 
| proverbial | x/xx | Adjective | 
| apocryphal | x/xx | Name | 
| parlance | /x | Noun | 
| mindset | /x | Noun | 
| paradox | /xx | Noun | 
| cynics | /x | Noun | 
| watchword | /x | Noun | 
| buzzword | /x | Noun | 
| idea | x/x | Noun | 
| nonsense | /x | Noun | 
| falsehood | /x | Noun | 
| quip | / | Noun | 
| classic | /x | Noun | 
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective | 
| tradition | x/x | Noun | 
| reality | x/xx | Noun | 
| oxymoron | x//x | Noun | 
| dogma | /x | Noun | 
| timeless | /x | Adjective | 
| untrue | x/ | Adjective | 
| fact | / | Noun | 
| antiquity | x/xx | Noun | 
| ancient | /x | Noun | 
| aged | / | Adjective | 
| antique | x/ | Noun | 
| auld lang syne | /// | Phrase, Noun | 
| golden years | /x/ | Name, Name | 
| old friend | // | Name, Name | 
| commonplace | /xx | Noun | 
| abet | x/ | Noun | 
| gossip | /x | Noun | 
| sentence | /x | Noun | 
| years | / | Noun | 
| fame | / | Noun | 
| ague | / | Noun | 
| acclaim | x/ | Noun | 
| ancient history | /x/xx | Phrase, Noun | 
| haggard | /x | Noun | 
| heyday | /x | Noun | 
| advertisement | x/xx | Noun | 
| abuse | x/ | Noun | 
| yore | / | Noun | 
| arise | x/ | Verb | 
| adder | /x | Noun | 
| march | / | Name | 
| accrue | x/ | Noun | 
| old boy | // | Name, Name | 
| believer | x/x | Noun | 
| garbage | /x | Noun | 
| disprove | x/ | Verb | 
| worm | / | Noun | 
| cat | / | Noun | 
| illustration | xx/x | Noun | 
| corrupts | x/ | Verb | 
| ounce | / | Noun | 
| trite | / | Adjective | 
| homely | /x | Adjective | 
| proof | / | Noun | 
| reminder | x/x | Noun | 
| embodiment | x/xx | Noun | 
| igbo | /x | Adjective | 
| old | / | Adjective | 
| heart | / | Verb | 
| confirmation | xx/x | Noun | 
| talmudic | /xx | Adjective | 
| breeds | / | Verb | 
| yoruba | x/x | Adjective | 
| advises | x/x | Verb | 
| warns | / | Verb | 
| remember | x/x | Verb | 
| quote | / | Verb | 
| heed | / | Verb | 
| version | /x | Noun | 
| proving | /x | Verb | 
| subscribe | x/ | Verb | 
| applies | x/ | Verb | 
| summed | / | Verb | 
| rings | / | Noun | 
| bird | / | Noun | 
| example | x/x | Noun | 
| coined | / | Verb | 
| verifying | /xxx | Verb | 
| authors | /x | Verb | 
| custom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb | 
| expression | x/x | Noun | 
| folktale | /x | Noun | 
| literature | /xxx | Noun | 
| offence | x/ | Noun | 
| poet | /x | Noun | 
| scholar | /x | Noun | 
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective | 
| oh | / | Noun, Verb | 
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun | 
| cloth | / | Noun | 
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb | 
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun | 
| pidgin | /x | Noun | 
| sorta | /x | Adverb | 
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective | 
