byword
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Noun
bywords, plural;
/ˈbīˌwərd/,
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bywords, plural;
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A person or thing cited as a notorious and outstanding example or embodiment of something
- - his name became a byword for luxury
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A word or expression summarizing a thing's characteristics or a person's principles
- - “Small is beautiful” may be the byword for most couturiers
Web Definitions:
- proverb: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- A proverb, (from the Latin proverbium), is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical. ...
- a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase; a person who, or a thing that represents something with specified characteristics, byspel; an object of notoriety or interest; a nickname or epithet; an object of scorn or derision
- a thing or a person that is a well-known of a particular quality