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Etymology

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Fromsay +‎-ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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saying

  1. presentparticiple andgerund ofsay

Noun

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saying (pluralsayings)

  1. Aproverb ormaxim.
    • 1983,James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor,The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally[1],Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd.,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC, page30:
      There is a Chinesesaying: "One who does not know how to smile has no business to be in business." How much truer is this of people engaged in the business of diplomacy!
    • 2008,BioWare,Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→ISBN,→OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
      Garrus: Fist knows you're coming. We'll have a better chance if we all work together.
      Wrex: My people have asaying: Seek the enemy of your enemy, and you will find a friend.
    • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:saying.
  2. (obsolete) That which is said; anutterance.

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Translations

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proverb or maxim

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