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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 |
