byword
/ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/
Misollar
- Timbuktu's name has become a byword of remoteness.
- The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.
ot noun
- A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
- Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
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