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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.

Many are the

sayings

of the wise,
In ancient and in modern books enrolled.

Milton.

Syn. – Declaration; speech; adage; maxim; aphorism; apothegm; saw; proverb; byword.

ppr.

Uttering in articulate sounds or words; speaking; telling; relating; reciting.

, n.

An expression; a sentence uttered; a declaration.

Moses fled at this saying. Acts 7.

Cicero treasured up the sayings of Scaevola.

A proverbial expression. Many are the sayings of the wise.