Adage definition

Adage

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WordNet

(1) A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

WiktionaryText

An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use.
An old saying, which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim.

"Like the poor cat i' th' adage" (Lady MacBeth)