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adage definition

ad·age (ad′ij)

noun

an old saying that has been popularly accepted as a truth

Etymology: Fr < L adagium, adagio < ad-, to + aio, I say < *agyo < IE base *ē-, speak, say

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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