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byword in Italian

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

byword in Italian

proverbio
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 Italian is proverbio. byword means: A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

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