Adage
Adage
Adage (/ˈædɪdʒ/; from Latin adagium) is a concise, memorable, and usually philosophical aphorism that communicates an important truth derived from experience, custom, or both, and that many persons consider true and credible because of its longeval tradition, or its wide repetition.
Etymology
The term adage is derived from the Latin word adagium, which means "proverb" or "saying". The word adagium itself is a combination of the prefix ad-, meaning "to" or "towards", and agium, a noun form of the verb agere, which means "to do" or "to act".
Related Terms
- Aphorism: A concise statement of a principle.
- Maxim: A general truth or rule of conduct expressed in a sentence.
- Proverb: A simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
- Saying: A short, pithy expression that generally contains advice or wisdom.
- Idiom: A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
See Also
External links
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