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Adage vs Proverbs - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between adage and proverbs

is that adage is an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use while proverbs is .

adage

English

(wikipedia adage)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use
  • An old saying, which has been overused or considered a ; a trite maxim
    • “Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage ” (Lady MacBeth)

    Synonyms

    * proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm * See also

    proverbs

    English

    (Book of Proverbs)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

    • Related terms

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