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byword

/ˈbaɪ.wə(ɹ)d/
noun

  1. A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

  2. A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.

  3. Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.

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