fra: dicton

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Meaning
means	(noun) a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people adage, saw, proverb, byword
means	(noun) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" locution, expression, saying
means	(noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits maxim, axiom
means	(noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up phrase, phrasal idiom, set phrase, idiomatic expression, idiom