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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) The study of proverbs; the collective lore of proverbs..
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.
Is the DMAP [Dictionary of Mexican American Proverbs] intended as a comparative Chicano proverbiology?
Use proverbiology when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Proverbiology means (rare) The study of proverbs; the collective lore of proverbs..
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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.
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