proverbialismn.

Brit.

/prəˈvəːbɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/prəˈvərbiəˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proverbial adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < proverbial adj. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier proverbialist n.

A proverbial saying. Also: the quality of being proverbial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > proverb > [noun]

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bywordc1050

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riotc1330

proverbc1375

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paroemia1550

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diverb1624

proverbial1645

sooth1655

proverbialism1830

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > proverb > [noun] > quality of being proverbial

proverbiality1843

proverbialism1935

1830 W. R. Prince Treat. on Vine 140 They have established a proverbialism in the district where it is cultivated, that ‘this vine makes the father laugh and the son weep’.

1832 W. Motherwell in A. Henderson Sc. Prov. p. xiv Zachary Boyd, Rector of Glasgow University, has..given quite a cento of common proverbialisms.

1935 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Dec. 854/4 We pick them [sc. proverbs] up every now and then from great men's epigrammatic sayings and above all from books... This aspect of modern proverbialism should not be ignored.

1976 Hiroshima Stud. Eng. Lang. & Lit. 21 72 His resort to such proverbialisms indicates his dependence on the world of experience.

1996 New Republic 5 Feb. 27 A densely packed anthology of homilies, proverbialisms, epigrams, couplets and Latinisms that could tongue-tie the most fluent of actors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proverbialism
释义	proverbialismn. Brit. /prəˈvəːbɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /prəˈvərbiəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proverbial adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < proverbial adj. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier proverbialist n. A proverbial saying. Also: the quality of being proverbial. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > proverb > [noun] byspelc1000 bywordc1050 forbysena1250 riotc1330 proverbc1375 sayingc1390 paroemia1550 nayworda1616 diverb1624 proverbial1645 sooth1655 proverbialism1830 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > proverb > [noun] > quality of being proverbial proverbiality1843 proverbialism1935 1830 W. R. Prince Treat. on Vine 140 They have established a proverbialism in the district where it is cultivated, that ‘this vine makes the father laugh and the son weep’. 1832 W. Motherwell in A. Henderson Sc. Prov. p. xiv Zachary Boyd, Rector of Glasgow University, has..given quite a cento of common proverbialisms. 1935 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Dec. 854/4 We pick them [sc. proverbs] up every now and then from great men's epigrammatic sayings and above all from books... This aspect of modern proverbialism should not be ignored. 1976 Hiroshima Stud. Eng. Lang. & Lit. 21 72 His resort to such proverbialisms indicates his dependence on the world of experience. 1996 New Republic 5 Feb. 27 A densely packed anthology of homilies, proverbialisms, epigrams, couplets and Latinisms that could tongue-tie the most fluent of actors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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