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Definitions for Byword

[1] a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
[2] a word or phrase used proverbially; common saying; proverb.
[3] an object of general reproach, derision, scorn, etc.: His crimes will make him a byword through the ages.
[4] an epithet, often of scorn.
[5] a person, place, or thing regarded as a perfect or proverbial example of something their name is a byword for good service
[6] an object of scorn or derision
[7] a common saying; proverb

Words related to Byword

handle, precept, aphorism, slogan, gnome, nickname, dictum, epithet, maxim, axiom, catchword, adage, proverb, shibboleth, saw, motto, catchphrase, apophthegm

Words nearby Byword

bystreet, byte, bytom, bytownite, byway, byword, byz., byzant, byzantine, byzantine chant, byzantine church

Origin of Byword

before 1050; Middle English biworde, Old English biwyrde. See by1 (adj.), word

Word origin for Byword

Old English bīwyrde ; see by , word ; compare Old High German pīwurti , from Latin prōverbium proverb

Synonyms for Byword

adage, aphorism, apophthegm, axiom, catchphrase, catchword, dictum, epithet, gnome, handle, maxim, motto, nickname, precept, proverb, saw, shibboleth, slogan, gnomic saying, standing joke