Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 697. Precept · talkative · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class IV § 496. Maxim
clichéd · hackneyed · rumored · sententious · proverbial · oft-repeated · gnomic
From say + -ing.
Garrus: Fist knows you're coming. We'll have a better chance if we all work together. Wrex: My people have a saying: Seek the enemy of your enemy, and you will find a friend.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
There is a Chinese saying: "One who does not know how to smile has no business to be in business." How much truer is this of people engaged in the business of diplomacy!1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30:
And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying, Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sayings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
doomsaying · yea-saying · soothsaying
platitude · homily · aphorism · old saw · bromide · epigram
pleasantry · remark · principle · quip · watchword · theorem · gossip · motto · colloquialism · truism · jingle · bumper sticker · truth · guideline · buzzword · expression · precept · myth · moral · formula · refrain · rule of thumb · tenet · bon mot · quotation · dogma · cliché · shibboleth · collocation · catchphrase · set phrase · rule · phrase · witticism · figure of speech · epithet · sermon · idiom · quote · slogan · axiom · banality · old chestnut · parable · chestnut · sentence · mot
mantra · byword · apophthegm · adage · expression · proverb · paroemia · saying · gnome · dictum · apothegm · maxim · saw · gnomic saying
cy dywediad (proverb or maxim) · ca dita (proverb or maxim) · sv ordstäv (proverb or maxim) · es refrán (proverb or maxim) · be пры́маўка (proverb or maxim) · tl sabi (proverb or maxim) · pt ditado (proverb or maxim) · sv ordspråk (proverb or maxim) · ko 격언 (proverb or maxim) · acw قول (proverb or maxim) · sw msemo (proverb or maxim) · it detto (proverb or maxim) · it massima (proverb or maxim) · sv talesätt (proverb or maxim) · mr म्हण (proverb or maxim) · mi whakapepeha (proverb or maxim) · sk rčenie (proverb or maxim) · pt provérbio (proverb or maxim) · yi וועלטסווערטל (proverb or maxim) · ru присло́вье (proverb or maxim) · es proverbio (proverb or maxim) · tr özdeyiş (proverb or maxim) · mk поговорка (proverb or maxim) · cs rčení (proverb or maxim) · ja 格言 (proverb or maxim) · ia proverbio (proverb or maxim) · ga nath (proverb or maxim) · ru при́сказка (proverb or maxim) · bg погово́рка (proverb or maxim) · be прысло́ўе (proverb or maxim) · uk при́казка (proverb or maxim) · id pepatah (proverb or maxim) · ro proverb (proverb or maxim) · yi פֿאָלקסווערטל (proverb or maxim) · mk пословица (proverb or maxim) · cmn 諺語 /谚语 (proverb or maxim) · ru посло́вица (proverb or maxim) · ca proverbi (proverb or maxim) · mi tongikura (proverb or maxim) · la fatus (proverb or maxim) · gl dito (proverb or maxim) · ro zicală (proverb or maxim) · ml പഴഞ്ചൊല്ല് (proverb or maxim) · yi שפּריכוואָרט (proverb or maxim) · de Ausspruch (proverb or maxim) · la dictum (proverb or maxim) · mr लोकोक्ती (proverb or maxim) · pdt Saj (proverb or maxim) · bg пословица (proverb or maxim) · de Redensart (proverb or maxim) · it proverbio (proverb or maxim) · ur کہاوت (proverb or maxim) · es adagio (proverb or maxim) · cmn 常言 (proverb or maxim) · ko 속담 (proverb or maxim) · ia dicto (proverb or maxim) · mk изрека (proverb or maxim) · es dicho (proverb or maxim) · hu közmondás (proverb or maxim) · la ēlogium (proverb or maxim) · pl powiedzenie (proverb or maxim) · ml പഴമൊഴി (proverb or maxim) · de Sprichwort (proverb or maxim) · hu mondás (proverb or maxim) · wa spot (proverb or maxim) · tr atasözü (proverb or maxim) · wa dijhêye (proverb or maxim) · sh poslovica (proverb or maxim) · ar قَوْل (proverb or maxim) · fr dicton (proverb or maxim) · grc παροιμία (proverb or maxim) · nl gezegde (proverb or maxim) · es retraher (proverb or maxim) · uk прислі́в'я (proverb or maxim) · sh izreka (proverb or maxim) · sk príslovie (proverb or maxim) · el απόφθεγμα (proverb or maxim) · cmn 說法 /说法 (proverb or maxim) · ro zicătoare (proverb or maxim) · fi sanonta (proverb or maxim) · el ρητό (proverb or maxim) · vi câu nói (proverb or maxim) · be пры́казка (proverb or maxim) · lb Sproch (proverb or maxim) · cs přísloví (proverb or maxim) · eo sentenco (proverb or maxim) · mi kīanga (proverb or maxim) · el παροιμία (proverb or maxim) · ru погово́рка (proverb or maxim) · hy առած (proverb or maxim) · tl kasabihan (proverb or maxim) · hu szólásmondás (proverb or maxim) · lb Sprachwuert (proverb or maxim) · mi tūātau (proverb or maxim) · nl spreekwoord (proverb or maxim)
From say + -ing.