folk wisdom

  • 41riddles — (Old English riddles) (eighth–10th centuries)    Among the poems of the OLD ENGLISH collection known as the EXETER BOOK are some 95 short poems, all written in traditional Old English ALLITERATIVE VERSE, that take the form of riddles. They appear …

    Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • 42proverb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. maxim, axiom, adage, precept, saying. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. maxim, adage, aphorism, precept, saw, saying, motto, dictum, text, witticism, repartee, axiom, truism, apothegm, byword, catch phrase, mot …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43as the saying goes — as the proverb says, as the phrase goes (directs to some kind of familiar wisdom or aphorism that tries to use folk wisdom in support of a present occurrence) …

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  • 44ANTONINUS PIUS° — ANTONINUS PIUS°, Roman emperor (ruled 138–161); the successor of hadrian . Antoninus Pius generally continued the policies of his predecessor. His most notable achievement was in the field of law which he insisted be administered impartially. In… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 45Trat Province — Infobox Thai Province name = Trat thai = ตราด capital = Trat town area = 2,819.0 arearank = 61st population = 219,345 population as of = 2000 populationrank = 73rd density = 78 densityrank = 54th isocode = TH 23 governor = Kaenphet Chuangrangsi… …

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  • 46Bedwetting — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 003144 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 689 MeshID = D053206Bedwetting is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated. The medical term for this condition …

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  • 47Chinese character classification — Chinese characters Scripts Precursors · Oracle bone script · Bronze script · Seal script (large, small) · Clerical script · Cu …

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  • 48Charles Atangana — (c. 1880 – 1 September 1943), also known by his birth name, Ntsama, and his German name, Karl, was the paramount chief of the Ewondo and Bane ethnic groups during much of the colonial period in Cameroon. Although from an unremarkable background,… …

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  • 49caricature and cartoon — ▪ graphic arts Introduction       in graphic art, comically distorted drawing or likeness, done with the purpose of satirizing or ridiculing its subject. Cartoons are used today primarily for conveying political commentary and editorial opinion… …

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  • 50Nocturnal enuresis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F98.0, R32 ICD 9 …

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