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• Proverbial phrase — A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is type of a conventional saying similar to proverb transmited by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the… …   Wikipedia

• Proverbial name (Africa) — A proverbial name is a type of given name formation in some cultures of Africa. A proverbial name is a name which is a proverbial phrase or a phylosophical statement. An example from the Urhobo culture: Okeremute ( there is time for everything )… …   Wikipedia

• proverbial — proverbial, iale, iaux [ prɔvɛrbjal, jo ] adj. • 1487; de proverbe 1 ♦ Qui est de la nature du proverbe. Phrase proverbiale. Qui tient du proverbe par la forme, l emploi. Expression, locution proverbiale. 2 ♦ (1803) Qui est aussi généralement… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• proverbial — 1. adjective a) Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale. Doris: Youre making me feel like the proverbial stepmother. b) Widely known; …   Wiktionary

• phrase — /frayz/, n., v., phrased, phrasing. n. 1. Gram. a. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. b. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and… …   Universalium

• phrase — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, adage, address, adjectival phrase, affirmation, allegation, ana, anacrusis, analects, answer, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, article, articulate, assertion, averment, axiom, back matter, bass passage,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• phrase — /freɪz / (say frayz) noun 1. Grammar a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in the sentence. 2. Speech a word or group of spoken words which the mind focuses on momentarily as a meaningful unit …  

• phrase — [[t]freɪz[/t]] n. v. phrased, phras•ing 1) gram. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical unit and lacking a finite verb or such elements of clause structure as subject and verb, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an… …   From formal English to slang

• Pushing on a string (phrase) — Pushing on a string is a metaphor for influence that is more effective in moving things in one direction than another. If something is connected to you by a string, you can move it toward you by pulling on the string, but you can t move it away… …   Wikipedia

• With flying colours — A ship in harbor, flying its flags. With flying colours is a popular proverbial phrase of the English language. The phrase s origins relate to ship flags. Contents 1 History …   Wikipedia

• Cantillation — is the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services.The chants are rendered in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh) to complement the letters and vowel points …   Wikipedia