adage

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈɛəd.ɪd͡ʒ] ==== Noun ==== adage (plural adages) An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. Synonyms: proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm; see also Thesaurus:saying An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim. Synonym: old saw ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== adage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Clipping of adagio. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /əˈdɑ(d)ʒ/ ==== Noun ==== adage (plural adages) (ballet) Clipping of adagio. === Anagrams === Gadea == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin adagium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.daʒ/ === Noun === adage m (plural adages) adage === Further reading === “adage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012