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paroemia

paroemia noun: a proverb.

Noun

paroemia (plural paroemias)

  1. (rhetoric) A proverb.

Forms of paroemia

pluralparoemias
alternative formparemia
alternative formparœmia

Origin of paroemia

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

Words formed from paroemia

Questions about paroemia

What does paroemia mean?
Paroemia means a proverb.
What part of speech is paroemia?
Paroemia is a noun.
What is the plural of paroemia?
The plural of paroemia is paroemias.

Words near paroemia in the dictionary

  1. parodying
  2. parodyings
  3. paroecious
  4. paroecism
  5. paroecy
  6. paroemia
  7. paroemiac
  8. paroemiacs
  9. paroemial
  10. paroemias
  11. paroemiography

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