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Byword

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A proverbial expression; a proverb.

n. An often-used word or phrase.

n. One that represents a type, class, or quality: "Polyester got its déclassé reputation in the 1970s after cheap, poorly made double-knit leisure suits became a byword for bad taste” ( Fortune).

n. An object of notoriety or interest: The eccentric poet was a byword in literary circles.

n. An epithet.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase

n. a person who, or a thing that represents something with specified characteristics, byspel

n. An object of notoriety or contempt.

n. a nickname or epithet

n. an object of scorn or derision

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.

n. The object of a contemptuous saying.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A word or phrase used proverbially; especially, a saying used in mockery or disparagement; a satirical or contemptuous proverb.

n. Hence An object of general reproach or condemnation; a common subject of derision or opprobrium.

n. Synonyms Axiom, Maxim, etc. See aphorism.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

Word Usage

"The "Manchester school" of political economy has long since passed into reproach if not obloquy with people for whom a byword is a potent weapon, and perhaps the easiest they can handle, and"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

expression saying locution

Cross Reference

saying talk nickname

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

proverb

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