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pearls of wisdom

pearls of wisdom is the plural of pearl of wisdom.

Meaning of pearl of wisdom

Noun

pearl of wisdom (plural pearls of wisdom)

  1. (idiomatic, often, sarcastic) A succinct, insightful saying, piece of advice, or moral precept.
    • "I am desolated to lose the pearls of wisdom that habitually fall from your cultivated lips," returned Haddo.1908, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 3, in The Magician

Questions about pearls of wisdom

What is pearls of wisdom the plural of?
Pearls of wisdom is the plural of pearl of wisdom.

Words near pearls of wisdom in the dictionary

  1. Pearlnet
  2. Pearlrose
  3. pearls
  4. pearls before swine
  5. pearls of great price
  6. pearls of wisdom
  7. pearlscale
  8. pearlscales
  9. pearlside
  10. Pearlstein
  11. Pearlsteins

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