how to pronounce adage

/ˈæd.ɪdʒ/

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adage is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of adage in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… relies on the old adage rob Peter to pay …”

meanings of adage

noun:

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

adage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word adage occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics adage can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that adage can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;