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byword in German

byword in German is Sprichwort — byword means a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

byword in German

Sprichwort
noun
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

What does "byword" mean?

  1. noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
  2. noun A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
  3. noun Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
  4. noun An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
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"byword" in German is Sprichwort. byword means: A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

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