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What (who) is byword - definition
byword
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Bywords; By word; By-word
¦ noun
1. a person or thing cited as a notable example or embodiment of something.
2. a word or expression summarizing a thing's characteristics or a person's principles.
byword
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Bywords; By word; By-word
n.
1.
Saying, saw, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, sententious precept.
2.
Object of contempt, mark for scorn.
3.
Slang, cant term.
byword
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Bywords; By word; By-word
(bywords)
1.
Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
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2.
A byword is a word or phrase which people often use.
Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
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Examples of use of byword
1. Time was they were a byword for plain common sense.
2. Article continues Africa has become an acceptable byword for disaster.
3. Her name was once a byword for super–skinny models.
4. UK diplomats have always been a byword for calm.
5. In Oxford he became a byword for honesty, straight thinking, and sound judgment.