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Pronunciation: /sɔː/
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Definition of saw

noun

  • a proverb or maxim: it is worth bearing in mind another old saw: ‘oppositions do not win elections; governments lose them’

Origin:

Old English sagu 'a saying, speech', of Germanic origin; related to German Sage, also to say and saga

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