Proverbiology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Proverbiology is a noun meaning (rare) The study of proverbs; the collective lore of proverbs.
Meaning
(rare) The study of proverbs; the collective lore of proverbs.
Example Sentences
Is the DMAP [Dictionary of Mexican American Proverbs] intended as a comparative Chicano proverbiology?
As the English language is best studied by the light thrown on it by comparative philology, and as a knowledge of human anatomy is greatly aided by the discoveries in the comparative anatomy of animals, so must English Proverbiology by assisted by the light reflected from comparative Proverbiology.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paremiology, philology, problematology, protology, verbology, prophetics.
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