paroemiac

1 of 2

adjective

pa·​roe·​mi·​ac

-mēˌak

: of, relating to, or constituting a paroemiac

paroemiac

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: an anapestic dimeter catalectic

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Greek paroimiakos proverbial, from paroimia

Noun

Late Latin paroemiacum, from Greek paroimiakon, from neuter of paroimiakos

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