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diverb

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A proverb or set expression.
    obsolete
  2. A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted.
    obsolete

Examples

“By this means you many define⟳ ex ungue leonem, as the diverb is, by his thumb alone the bigness of Hercules […]”
“Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the diverb goes.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

divercin Diverge Diverged divergement Divergence divergence theorem

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