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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
adage /ˈadɪdʒ/
▶noun a proverb or short statement that expresses a general truth.
– origin C16: from Fr., from L. adagium ‘saying’, based on an early form of aio ‘I say’.
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what does this adage mean"Hang up one's fiddle when one comes home."
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what does this adage mean"Hang up one's fiddle when one comes home."
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