BYWORD
Dictionary entry overview: What does byword mean? • BYWORD (noun)
The noun BYWORD has 1 sense:
1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Familiarity information: BYWORD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BYWORD (noun)
Meaning:
A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
adage; byword; proverb; saw
Hypernyms ("byword" is a kind of...):
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
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