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noun

• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

• the style of a particular artist or school or movement

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

29%5Expression of a universal truth
noun

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

29%8 A spoken adage
noun

• (usually plural) a saying of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings.

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