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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] proverbe, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] proverbium, from pro- + verbum word — more at [[word]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a brief popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram epigram] or maxim : adage
*2: byword
==Description==
A '''proverb''' (from Latin: proverbium) is a [[simple]] and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which [[expresses]] a [[truth]], based on [[common sense]] or the [[practical]] [[experience]] of [[humanity]]. They are often [[metaphorical]]. A proverb that describes a basic rule of [[conduct]] may also be known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_(philosophy) maxim]. If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good phrasing, it may be known as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorism aphorism].
Proverbs are often borrowed from similar [[languages]] and [[cultures]], and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the [[Bible]] ([[Book of Proverbs|Book of Proverbs]]) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every [[culture]] has examples of its own.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proverb]
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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] proverbe, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] proverbium, from pro- + verbum word — more at [[word]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a brief popular [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigram epigram] or maxim : adage
*2: byword
==Description==
A '''proverb''' (from Latin: proverbium) is a [[simple]] and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which [[expresses]] a [[truth]], based on [[common sense]] or the [[practical]] [[experience]] of [[humanity]]. They are often [[metaphorical]]. A proverb that describes a basic rule of [[conduct]] may also be known as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_(philosophy) maxim]. If a proverb is distinguished by particularly good phrasing, it may be known as an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphorism aphorism].
Proverbs are often borrowed from similar [[languages]] and [[cultures]], and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the [[Bible]] ([[Book of Proverbs|Book of Proverbs]]) and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe, although almost every [[culture]] has examples of its own.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proverb]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]