adage
Definition bullet
 ad'-age adagium
apothegm, gnome, maxim, paroemia, proverb
sententia

Definition bullet One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings, or traditional expressions of conventional wisdom.
Examples
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Related Figures
  • Anamnesis
Related Topics of Invention
  • Testimony
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Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University
Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu)


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