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adage
/ˈædədʒ/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Word history
Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin adā̆gium.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
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