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Webster 1913 Edition


Diverb

Di′verb

,
Noun.
[L.
diverbium
the colloquial part of a comedy, dialogue;
di- = dis-
+
verbum
word.]
A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb.
[Obs.]
Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the
diverb
goes.
Burton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Diverb

DIVERB

,
Noun.
A proverb. [Not in use.]