byword

English Thesaurus

1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	expression, locution, saying,
definition	:	a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication)

derivation	:	proverbial,
definition	:	of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb (adj.pert)

derivation	:	proverbial,
definition	:	of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb (adj.pert)