English Explanatory Dictionary

paroemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proverb.

Word forms

paroemia paroemias paremia parœmia

Etymology

From Latin paroemia (“proverb”), from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”).

Related words

paroemiac

Derived words

paroemiography paroemiology
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