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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adage, from Latin ad??gium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.d?d?/

Noun

adage (plural adages)

1. An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

   Synonyms: proverb, colloquialism, apophthegm; see also Thesaurus:saying

2. An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

   Synonym: old saw

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• adage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Gadea

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adagium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.da?/

Noun

adage m (plural adages)

1. adage

Further reading

• “adage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From brom(ine) + -ide. First used in the sense “dull person” by Gelett Burgess.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: br?'m?d, IPA^(key): /?b???.ma?d/
• (US) enPR: br?'m?d, IPA^(key): /?b?o?.ma?d/
• Hyphenation: bro?mide

Noun

bromide (plural bromides)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
2. A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite.
3. (by extension) A dull person with conventional thoughts.

   Antonym: sulphite
4. A platitude.

   Synonyms: platitude; see also Thesaurus:saying
5. (photography) A print made on bromide paper.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• bromide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• bromide (language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• embroid

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bro??mi.d?/
• Hyphenation: bro?mi?de
• Rhymes: -id?

Noun

bromide f (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) bromide
2. bromide (sedative)

Derived terms

• kaliumbromide
• lithiumbromide