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proverbialism

proverbialism noun: a proverbial phrase, or the use of proverbs.

Noun

proverbialism (plural proverbialisms)

  1. A proverbial phrase, or the use of proverbs.

Forms of proverbialism

pluralproverbialisms

Origin of proverbialism

From proverbial + -ism.

Questions about proverbialism

What does proverbialism mean?
Proverbialism means a proverbial phrase, or the use of proverbs.
What part of speech is proverbialism?
Proverbialism is a noun.
What is the plural of proverbialism?
The plural of proverbialism is proverbialisms.

Words near proverbialism in the dictionary

  1. proverbial
  2. proverbialise
  3. proverbialised
  4. proverbialises
  5. proverbialising
  6. proverbialism
  7. proverbialisms
  8. proverbialist
  9. proverbialists
  10. proverbiality
  11. proverbialize

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