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adage

noun /ˈædɪdʒ/

a) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.

“Like the poor cat i’ th’ adage” (Lady MacBeth)

b) An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

Syn: proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm

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