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The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature.
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Meaning of "proverbial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVERBIAL

proverbial  [prəˈvɜːbɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVERBIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proverbial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROVERBIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

proverbial

Proverb

A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical. A proverb that describes a basic rule of conduct may also be known as a maxim. Proverbs are often borrowed from similar languages and cultures, and sometimes come down to the present through more than one language. Both the Bible and medieval Latin have played a considerable role in distributing proverbs across Europe. Mieder has concluded that cultures that treat the Bible as their "major spiritual book contain between three hundred and five hundred proverbs that stem from the Bible." However, almost every culture has examples of its own unique proverbs.

Definition of proverbial in the English dictionary

The definition of proverbial in the dictionary is commonly or traditionally referred to, esp as being an example of some peculiarity, characteristic, etc. Other definition of proverbial is of, connected with, embodied in, or resembling a proverb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVERBIAL


adverbial
ædˈvɜːbɪəl
antimicrobial
ˌæntɪmaɪˈkrəʊbɪəl
bilabial
baɪˈleɪbɪəl
cambial
ˈkæmbɪəl
connubial
kəˈnjuːbɪəl
dentilabial
ˌdɛntɪˈleɪbɪəl
labial
ˈleɪbɪəl
microbial
maɪˈkrəʊbɪəl
nonmicrobial
ˌnɒnˌmaɪˈkrəʊbɪəl
procambial
prəʊˈkæmbɪəl
rhizobial
raɪˈzəʊbɪəl
saprobial
səˈprəʊbɪəl
stibial
ˈstɪbɪəl
tibial
ˈtɪbɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVERBIAL

provection
proveditor
proveditore
provedore
proven
provenance
Provence
provender
provenience
provenly
proventricular
proventriculi
proventriculus
prover
proverb
proverbialise
proverbialism
proverbialist
proverbialize
proverbially

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVERBIAL

artificial
commercial
crucial
dial
especial
essential
facial
financial
industrial
initial
material
memorial
official
potential
residential
serial
social
special
trial
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Synonyms and antonyms of proverbial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVERBIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proverbial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of proverbial

Translation of «proverbial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVERBIAL

Find out the translation of proverbial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proverbial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proverbial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谚语的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proverbial
570 millions of speakers

English

proverbial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लौकिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المثل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пословиц
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proverbial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবাদতুল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proverbial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pepatah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sprichwörtlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ことわざにある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속담에도 나오는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proverbial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về phương ngôn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழமொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

म्हणीसंबंधीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meşhur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proverbiale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przysłowiowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прислів´їв
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proverbial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παροιμιώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spreekwoordelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ökända
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velkjente
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proverbial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVERBIAL»

The term «proverbial» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVERBIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proverbial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proverbial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proverbial

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8 QUOTES WITH «PROVERBIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proverbial.
1
Eric Alterman
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts cool as a proverbial cucumber but that awful '70s show seems frightfully close to a rerun.
2
Julie Burchill
Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule.
3
Dick Costolo
Twitter is the perfect complement to television. TV has always been social. You talk to the person you're sitting next to on the couch. You talk to the people you're - you know, at work with the next day around the proverbial water cooler.
4
Lafcadio Hearn
The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature.
5
Romeo LeBlanc
I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'A long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future.
6
Rudolph A. Marcus
My interest in the sciences started with mathematics in the very beginning, and later with chemistry in early high school and the proverbial home chemistry set.
7
John Motson
There is still nothing on the proverbial scoreboard.
8
Vivek Wadhwa
The lesson is, because there will be many lemons in life, to learn to make the proverbial lemonade - and be open and honest. That's the best way of doing damage control and positioning yourself for success.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVERBIAL»

Discover the use of proverbial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proverbial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
"What makes the work important is Whiting's authority: a proverb or proverbial phrase is what BJW thinks is a proverb or proverbial phrase.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
2
"Yes We Can": Barack Obama's Proverbial Rhetoric
This book examines how Obama's natural and authentic reliance on traditional metaphors enhances his impressive rhetoric, rather than reducing it to mere sound bites.
Wolfgang Mieder, 2009
3
Kung Fu meditations & Chinese proverbial wisdom
Individuals interested in practicing kung fu and tai chi are presented with basic meditation exercises
Ellen Kei Hua, 1982
4
The Proverbial "Pied Piper": A Festschrift Volume of Essays ...
With more than one hundred-fifty books and three hundred published articles on proverb studies that have attracted wide attention of folklorists around the world, it is little wonder that international scholars look upon Wolfgang Mieder as ...
Kevin J. McKenna, 2009
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The Proverbial Marquee: Words to Drive by
And it couldn't be more practical: - Maxims are categorized for easy reference - Each message is formatted line by line for easy drive-by reading - Line lengths are calculated to fall well within the average church sign's width - Best of ...
Tina Rabb, Deborah Davies, 2001
6
Proverbs for the Proverbial Dieter: God's Word Applied to ...
For those who struggle with weight, Proverbs for the Proverbial Dieter is the alternative weight loss guide that not only encourages but inspires!
Camille Challis, 2007
7
Shakespeare's Proverbial Themes: A Rhetorical Context for ...
This study analyzes the role of the sententia (proverb, maxim, adage) in the rhetorical process of invention and, particularly, Shakespeare's use of such proverbial material as themes.
Marjorie Donker, 1992
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The Book of Proverbs and Arabic Proverbial Works
This is the first detailed study that critically compares and contrasts the wisdom sentences of the Book of Proverbs with classical and post-classical Arabic proverbs; reference is also made to current Arabic proverbs.The wisdom tradition ...
Riad Aziz Kassis, 1999
9
A Proverbial Soup
Looking for an additional powerhouse point of reflection and motivation?
Carol Cadenas, 2012
10
Modern Proverbs and Proverbial Sayings
Lists by key word thousands of proverbs currently in use in Britain and the U.S
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVERBIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proverbial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ten startup artistes who are using their failed ventures as proverbial
This story is about the relatively unknown Indian entrepreneurs — relative to the Cubans and Williams — who are using their botched ventures as the proverbial ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
'Break out from the proverbial crowd'
“We want to create an opportunity to break out from a proverbial crowd,” said Soccer United Marketing President Kathy Carter. “By... This is a SportsBusiness ... «SportsBusiness Daily, Jul 15»
3
Utah forecast: Yep. Hot as the proverbial firecracker on the Fourth of …
Yeah, hot as the proverbial firecracker on the Fourth July. There's your extended holiday weekend forecast, Utah. High temperatures on Independence Day Eve ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Proverbs: timeless truths or taking the proverbial?
What we recognise as a proverb is usually a neat little group of significant words, making up a phrase whose rhythm invokes a feeling of some authority – and ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
5
A proverbial penny drops on Buntine soil
A proverbial penny drops on Buntine soil. KEN WILSON. 19 Jun, 2015 02:00 AM. Print. Increase Text Size. Decrease Text Size. Comments. 1 ... «Farm Weekly, Jun 15»
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Jonah Goldberg: The Clintons and the proverbial 'smoking gun'
LET'S SAY, just for kicks, you murdered your husband (or wife). Your neighbors have been suspicious ever since your nightly arguments suddenly stopped, right ... «The Union Leader, Jun 15»
7
Gencarella: A Drop In The Proverbial Ocean State Budget
RI is expected to have $173 million in surplus funds as a result of a budget difference within the margin of error. The Governor said she would have given more ... «GoLocalProv, May 15»
8
One Direction's Niall Horan happy as a pig in the proverbial, but why?
And this weekend, there wasn't a frown in sight as he enjoyed wall-to-wall sport both on TV and in the flesh. His weekend of sporting joy kicked off with the “fight ... «Unreality TV, May 15»
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Our 20% DLA rates, taking the proverbial or rightly deserved?
The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that 20% of the population in West Belfast are claiming DLA: 18,760 of the area's 94,200 population. North Belfast had a rate ... «Slugger O'Toole, Apr 15»
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Interviews: The Proverbial Wisdom of Earl Sweatshirt
I do not anticipate that Earl Sweatshirt will be glad to talk with me. Before the rapper gets on the phone, I hear his manager tersely emptying a room full of friends ... «Pitchfork Media, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Proverbial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/proverbial>. Apr 2024 ».
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