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adage
/ˈædədʒ/
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Use the vowel in cat. Finish with a light vowel and the j sound in jam.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The essay begins with an old adage.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does adage mean?
noun
- An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.
- Clipping of adagio.
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"Fine feathers make fine birds" -- and cruel, silly women, the adage might be adapted for latter-day use.
The old adage, tried and true, that "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is never more correctly applied than here.
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Rowland assented, ungrudgingly fumbled for the Italian correlative of the adage “Better late than never,” begged him to be seated, and offered him a cigar.
That experience is the parent of wisdom, is an adage the truth of which is recognized by the wisest as well as the simplest of mankind.
The old adage about a short cut being the longest way round is often as true in the Antarctic as it is in the peaceful countryside.