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proverb [ˈprɒvɜːb] N

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Collecting proverbs from speakers is best done in the language community's home area. en.wikipedia.org

These verses, improvised proverbs that talk about a variety of subjects such as praising personalities, social criticism, quotidian scenes, are called "finason". en.wikipedia.org

Messages are often in the form of riddles or proverbs. en.wikipedia.org

Some of his verses have entered the popular language to become proverbs. en.wikipedia.org

Also, using proverbs well is a skill that is developed over years. en.wikipedia.org

Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. en.wikipedia.org

Go proverbs, go problems and compilations of go games are the three major traditional teaching resources for the game of go. en.wikipedia.org

Proverbs have also been used strategically by poets. en.wikipedia.org

The history of collecting and compiling proverbs, folk poetry and songs only started about 200 years ago. en.wikipedia.org

It contained 1,655 hand written proverbs, metaphors, aphorisms, salutations and other miscellany. en.wikipedia.org

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