Saying, the Glossary
A saying is any concise expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style.[1]
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32 relations: Aphorism, Axiom, Brocard (law), Bromide (language), Chengyu, Cliché, Commemorative plaque, Epigram, Epitaph, Epithet, Four-character idiom, Gnomic poetry, Gravestone, Idiom, Kick the bucket, Legal maxim, Literal and figurative language, Mantra, Maxim (philosophy), Morality, Motto, Phrase, Phraseme, Platitude, Poetry, Proverb, Sajaseong-eo, Slogan, Synonym, Tradition, Wit, Yojijukugo.
- Quotations
- Sayings
Aphorism
An aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: aphorismos, denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. Saying and aphorism are phrases.
Axiom
An axiom, postulate, or assumption is a statement that is taken to be true, to serve as a premise or starting point for further reasoning and arguments.
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Brocard (law)
A brocard is a legal maxim in Latin that is, in a strict sense, derived from traditional legal authorities, even from ancient Rome.
Bromide (language)
Bromide in literary usage means a phrase, cliché, or platitude that is trite or unoriginal.
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Chengyu
Chengyu are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, most of which consist of four Chinese characters.
Cliché
A cliché is a saying, idea, or element of an artistic work that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being weird, irritating, or bland, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.
Commemorative plaque
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing.
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Epigram
An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, sometimes surprising or satirical statement.
Epitaph
An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person.
Epithet
An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.
Four-character idiom
Four-character idiom may refer to.
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Gnomic poetry
Gnomic poetry consists of meaningful sayings put into verse to aid the memory.
Gravestone
A gravestone or tombstone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave.
Idiom
An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase.
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Kick the bucket
To kick the bucket is an English idiom considered a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning "to die".
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Legal maxim
A legal maxim is an established principle or proposition of law, and a species of aphorism and general maxim.
Literal and figurative language
Literal and figurative language is a distinction that exists in all natural languages; it is studied within certain areas of language analysis, in particular stylistics, rhetoric, and semantics.
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Mantra
A mantra (Pali: mantra) or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indic language like Sanskrit) believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers.
Maxim (philosophy)
A maxim is simply a moral rule or principle, which can be considered dependent on one's philosophy.
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Morality
Morality is the categorization of intentions, decisions and actions into those that are proper (right) and those that are improper (wrong).
Motto
A motto (derived from the Latin, 'mutter', by way of Italian, 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation.
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Phrase
In grammar, a phrasecalled expression in some contextsis a group of words or singular word acting as a grammatical unit. Saying and phrase are phrases.
Phraseme
A phraseme, also called a set phrase, fixed expression, idiomatic phrase, multiword expression (in computational linguistics), or idiom, is a multi-word or multi-morphemic utterance whose components include at least one that is selectionally constrained or restricted by linguistic convention such that it is not freely chosen.
Platitude
A platitude is a statement that is seen as trite, meaningless, or prosaic, aimed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease.
Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings.
Proverb
A proverb (from proverbium) or an adage is a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience.
Sajaseong-eo
In Korean, sajaseong-eo are four-character idioms, the analog of Chinese chengyu and Japanese yojijukugo, and generally but not always of Chinese origin.
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a clan, political, commercial, religious, or other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose, with the goal of persuading members of the public or a more defined target group.
Synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language.
Tradition
A tradition is a system of beliefs or behaviors (folk custom) passed down within a group of people or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past.
Wit
Wit is a form of intelligent humour—the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny.
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Yojijukugo
A is a Japanese lexeme consisting of four kanji (Chinese characters).
See also
Quotations
- Advertising slogans
- Be, and it is
- Best Sex I've Ever Had
- Block quotation
- Blockquote element
- Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends
- Churchillian Drift
- Damaging quotation
- Dingo ate my baby
- Elephant in the room
- Epigraph (literature)
- Hand of history
- List of Classical Greek phrases
- Misquotations
- Monkey see, monkey do
- People's princess
- Quotation
- Quote Investigator
- Quote of the Year
- Saying
- The captain goes down with the ship
- We have become a grandmother
- When a man argues against two beautiful ladies like this, they are going to have the last word
- Wikiquote
- With great power comes great responsibility
- Wochenspruch der NSDAP
- Women and children first
- Writing about music is like dancing about architecture
Sayings
- Adages
- Aphorisms
- Drain the swamp
- En svensk tiger
- London streets are paved with gold
- Proverbs
- Saying
- Sayings of Jesus
- Traditional rhyme
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saying
Also known as Adages, Adagium, Addage, Folk saying, Maxim (saying), Sayings.