paroemia

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noun

A proverb.

OriginLatin paroemia ← Ancient Greek παροιμία →
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Meanings

nounparoemia (plural paroemias)

plural paroemias · alternative paremia · alternative parœmia

  1. rhetoricA proverb.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαροιμία“proverb”
  2. Latinparoemia“proverb”
  3. Englishparoemia

From Latin paroemia (“proverb”), from Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía, “proverb”).

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APA

paroemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroemia

MLA

“paroemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paroemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroemia.

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