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ad·age
 adage
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an old familiar saying that expresses folk wisdom; proverb.
You've been making promises, but I believe in the old adage that "actions speak louder than words."- synonyms:
- aphorism, proverb
- similar words:
- apothegm, Atticism, byword, dictum, gnome, maxim, motto, saw, saying, truism
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