{"def":{"short":"properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)","long":["proverb, parable",["proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism","byword","similitude, parable","poem","sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims"]]},"deriv":"apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action","pronun":{"ipa":"mɔːˈʃɔːl","ipa_mod":"mɑːˈʃɑːl","sbl":"māšāl","dic":"maw-SHAWL","dic_mod":"ma-SHAHL"}}