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byword meaning in Urdu

کہاوت

/ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/US/ˈbaɪ.wɚd/

byword in Urdu: کہاوت, ضرب المثل. In English, byword means a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

Urdu words for byword

کہاوت, ضرب المثل

English meaning of byword

  1. noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
  2. noun A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
  3. noun Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
  4. noun An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.

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Questions about byword in Urdu

What is the meaning of byword in Urdu?
Byword in Urdu is کہاوت, ضرب المثل.
byword کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Byword: کہاوت, ضرب المثل.
What does byword mean in English?
Byword means a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: byword (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: byword (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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