zinspreuk

Definitions of zinspreuk
  1. noun
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    synonyms: aforisme, axioma, grondregel, grondstelling, postulaat
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    aforisme
    a short pithy instructive saying
    tuinkabouter
    a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
    type of:
    dictum, expressie, gezegde, leenspreuk, proverbium, spreekwijze, spreekwoord, uitdrukking, zegswijze
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  2. noun
    a short pithy instructive saying
    synonyms: aforisme
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    type of:
    aforisme, axioma, grondregel, grondstelling, postulaat
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  3. noun
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    synonyms: adagium, kenspreuk, kernspreuk, proverbium, scheldnaam, schimpnaam, sententie, spotnaam, spreekwoord, spreuk
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    type of:
    dictum, expressie, gezegde, leenspreuk, proverbium, spreekwijze, spreekwoord, uitdrukking, zegswijze
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  4. noun
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    synonyms: adagium, kenspreuk, kernspreuk, kreet, leus, leuze, parool, partijleus, riedel, schibbolet, sententie, sjibbolet, slagzin, slogan, spreuk, wapenspreuk
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    types:
    exclamatie, huilbui, huilpartij, leus, leuze, oorlogskreet, parool, uitroep
    a slogan used to rally support for a cause
    type of:
    dictum, expressie, gezegde, leenspreuk, proverbium, spreekwijze, spreekwoord, uitdrukking, zegswijze
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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