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adages

adages is the plural of adage.

Meaning of adage

Noun

adage (plural adages)

  1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
    • According to an old adage, oysters are best in months containing the letter R.
  2. (rhetoric) An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
    • Like the poore Cat i’ th’ Addage.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    old saw

Questions about adages

What is adages the plural of?
Adages is the plural of adage.

Words near adages in the dictionary

  1. adad
  2. Adadus
  3. adafenoxate
  4. adag.
  5. adage
  6. adages
  7. adagial
  8. adagies
  9. adagietto
  10. adagiettos
  11. adagio

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