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  • 71household word — noun : a common word or phrase : byword penicillin has become a new household word W.E.Swinton * * * a familiar name, phrase, saying, etc.; byword: The advertising campaign is designed to make this new product a household word. [1590 1600] * * *… …

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  • 72prov|erb — «PROV urb», noun, verb. –n. 1. a short wise saying used for a long time by many people. “Haste makes waste” is a proverb. »Fast bind, fast find; A proverb never stale in thrifty mind (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): adage, maxim, saw. 2. Figurative. a… …

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  • 73by·word — /ˈbaıˌwɚd/ noun, pl words [count] : someone or something that is closely connected with a particular quality usually singular; usually + for The new luxury hotel is fast becoming a byword for hospitality. Her name has become a byword for wit …

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  • 74mavis — Song Song (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[ o]ngr, Goth. saggws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird,… …

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  • 75Melospiza fasciata — Song Song (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[ o]ngr, Goth. saggws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird,… …

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  • 76Melospiza melodia — Song Song (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[ o]ngr, Goth. saggws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird,… …

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  • 77Nayword — Nay word , n. A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. [Obs.] hak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78Old song — Song Song (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[ o]ngr, Goth. saggws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird,… …

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  • 79Saying — Say ing, n. That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb. [1913 Webster] Many are the sayings of the wise, In ancient and in modern books enrolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Declaration;… …

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  • 80Song — (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s[ o]ngr, Goth. saggws. See {Sing}.] 1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect,… …

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