sanonta — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adage noun A short, well-known saying that expresses a general truth or piece of wisdom.
- apothegm noun A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
- idiom noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
- proverb noun A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice.
- saying noun A well-known short phrase that expresses a piece of wisdom or common belief; a proverb.
- sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
Senses
sanonta is used for these senses in English:
- adage An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- apothegm A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.]
- idiom A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiom An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
- saying A proverb or maxim.
- sentence (obsolete) A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm. [14th–19th c.]