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byword Definition


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byword
noun
    1. A person or thing that is well known as an example of something.
      Example: a byword for luxury
    2. A common saying or proverb.
      Thesaurus: adage, aphorism, epithet, maxim, motto, precept.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon in sense 2.



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