Related Words for adage

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byword
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Noun, Noun
proverb
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Noun, Noun
saw
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Noun, Noun
maxim
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Noun
truism
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Noun
aphorism
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Noun
axiom
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Noun
dictum
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Noun
motto
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Noun
mantra
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Noun
phrase
/
Noun
platitude
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Noun
cliche
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Noun
myth
/
Noun
tenet
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Noun
credo
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Noun
idiom
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Noun
slogan
/x
Noun
true
/
Adjective
notion
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Noun
admonition
xx/x
Noun
principle
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Noun
catchphrase
//
Noun
truth
/
Noun
legend
/x
Noun
fable
/x
Noun
rule
/
Noun
anecdote
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Noun
saying
/x
Verb
fallacy
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Noun
precept
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Noun
wisdom
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Noun
tale
/
Noun
hoary
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Adjective
mentality
x/xx
Noun
analogy
x/xx
Noun
tagline
/x
Noun
concept
/x
Noun
theory
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Noun
paraphrase
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Noun, Verb
epigram
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Noun
commonsense
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Noun
philosophy
x/xx
Noun
corollary
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Noun
word
/
Noun
paradigm
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Noun
refrain
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Noun
that
/
Adverb, Noun
olden
/x
Name
stereotype
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Noun
metaphor
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Noun
belief
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Noun
superstition
xx/x
Noun
misconception
xx/x
Noun
caveat
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Noun
trope
x
Noun
proverbial
x/xx
Adjective
apocryphal
x/xx
Name
parlance
/x
Noun
mindset
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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
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Name, Name
old friend
//
Name, Name
commonplace
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Noun
abet
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Noun
gossip
/x
Noun
sentence
/x
Noun
years
/
Noun
fame
/
Noun
ague
/
Noun
acclaim
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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
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Noun
march
/
Name
accrue
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Noun
old boy
//
Name, Name
believer
x/x
Noun
garbage
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Noun
disprove
x/
Verb
worm
/
Noun
cat
/
Noun
illustration
xx/x
Noun
corrupts
x/
Verb
ounce
/
Noun
trite
/
Adjective
homely
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Adjective
proof
/
Noun
reminder
x/x
Noun
embodiment
x/xx
Noun
igbo
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Adjective
old
/
Adjective
heart
/
Verb
confirmation
xx/x
Noun
talmudic
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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
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Verb
authors
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Verb
custom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
folktale
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Noun
literature
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Noun
offence
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Noun
poet
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Noun
scholar
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Noun
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
oh
/
Noun, Verb
maypole
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Noun, Verb
girly
/x
Adjective, Noun
cloth
/
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
pidgin
/x
Noun
sorta
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Adverb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective