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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | witticism |
| Synonyms: | aphorism, bon mot, joke, motto, pithy saying, quip, quirk |
| Notes: | an epigram is a short statement that makes an interesting, frequently profound, observation about life or the world; an epigraph is a statement culled from the writings or sayings of someone else and used as the heading |
| Main Entry: | moral |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lesson, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, dictum, epigram, gnome, maxim, meaning, message, moralism, motto, point, precept, rule, saw, saying, sermon, significance, truism |
| Notes: | moral (noun) means the lesson or principle of a story or event - (adjective) relating to lessons or principles of right and wrong; morale is a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose or the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed |
| Main Entry: | motto |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying, slogan |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apothegm, battle cry, byword, catchphrase, cry, epigram, formula, maxim, precept, proverb, rallying cry, rule, saw, sentiment, shibboleth, war cry, watchword, word |
| Notes: | a motto is a short phrase that usually expresses a moral aim or purpose; a slogan is a catch phrase used by a political party or other organization in advertising or promotion |
| Main Entry: | proverb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | saying referring to common fact, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, catch phrase, daffodil, dictum, epigram, folk wisdom, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, platitude, precept, repartee, saw, text, truism, witticism, word |
| Main Entry: | saying |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maxim, proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, dictum, epigram, motto, precept, saw, statement, truism |
| Main Entry: | ha-ha |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | joke |
| Synonyms: | antic, bon mot, buffoonery, burlesque, caper, caprice, chestnut, clowning, drollery, epigram, escapade, farce, frolic, gag, gambol, game, hoodwinking, horseplay, humor, jape, jest, lark, laugh, mischief, monkeyshine, mummery, one-liner, parody, payof |
| Main Entry: | saw |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | proverb |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, byword, catch phrase, daffodil, dictum, epigram, folk wisdom, gnome, maxim, moral, motto, platitude, precept, repartee, saying, text, truism, witticism, word* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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