ADAGE

PRONUNCIATION: (AD-ij)

MEANING: noun: A general truth conveyed succinctly and often metaphorically.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ad- (to) + aio (I say). Earliest documented use: 1530.
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ADOGE - Venetian nobleman and head of state

A.D. AGE - the Christian Era

ADDAGE - what kids do on their fake ID