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has glosseng: Adagia (adagium is the singular form and adagia is the plural) is an annotated collection of Greek and Latin adages, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. According to Speroni (1964, p. 1), Adagia is one of "the most monumental collections of [...] adagia ever assembled".
lexicalizationeng: Adagia
instance of(noun) a short pithy instructive saying
apophthegm, aphorism, apothegm
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Breton
has glossbre: Adagia zo anv latin ul levr krennlavaroù, ma kaver krennlavaroù latin ha gregach kenkoulz all. Meur a levr zo anavezet en anv-se, met hini Erasmus eo ar brudetañ.
lexicalizationbre: Adagia
German
has glossdeu: Die Adagia (lateinisch: Collectanea adagiorum) sind eine Sammlung und Kommentierung antiker Sprichworte, Redewendungen und Redensarten des Humanisten Erasmus von Rotterdam.
lexicalizationdeu: Adagia
French
has glossfra: Les Adages (latin Adagia) sont un recueil d'adages grecs et latins, compilées par Érasme, célèbre humaniste hollandais de la Renaissance. La première édition, fut publiée sous le titre Collecteana Adagiorum à Paris en 1500.
lexicalizationfra: Adages
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