Associations to the word «Byword»
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Wiktionary
BYWORD, noun. A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
BYWORD, noun. A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
BYWORD, noun. Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
BYWORD, noun. An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
BYWORD, noun. A nickname or epithet.
Dictionary definition
BYWORD, noun. A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.