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English Dictionary: Diverb by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diverb \Di"verb\, n. [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.
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