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proverb

1. prov.erb \'pra:v-.*rb\ n [ME proverbe, fr. MF, fr. L proverbium, fr. 
   pro- + verbum)X word - more at WORD 1: a brief popular epigram or maxim : 
   ADAGE  2: BYWORD 
2. proverb vt obs  1: to provide with a proverb  2: to turn into a proverb 
   or byword