Definition of
Saying
- (noun, communication) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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Synonyms of Saying
Alternate forms of Saying
Derivations: say
Hyponyms: adage, advice and consent, agrapha, ambiguity, anatomical, anatomical reference, axiom, beatitude, byword, calque, calque formation, catchword, dysphemism, epigram, euphemism, idiom, idiomatic expression, loan translation, logion, maxim, motto, phrasal idiom, phrase, proverb, quip, saw, set phrase, shibboleth, shucks, slogan, southernism, sumpsimus, tongue twister
Hypernyms: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
Origin of the word Saying
- "utterance, recitation, act of the verb 'say,' " c.1300, prp. of say (v.); meaning "something that has been said" (usually by someone thought important) is from c.1300; sense of "a proverb" is first attested mid-15c. more
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Words that sound like Saying
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