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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVERB

n.A proverb. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIVERB

Di "verb, n. Etym: [L. diverbium the colloquial part of a comedy, dialogue; di- = dis- + verbum word. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

DIVERBERATE

Di *ver "ber *ate, v. t. Etym: [L. diverberatus, p. p. of diverberare to strike asunder; di- = dis- + verberare. See Verberate. ]

 

Defn: To strike or sound through. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode ).

 

DIVERBERATION

DIVERBERATION Di *ver `ber *a "tion, n.

 

Defn: A sounding through.

 

Duden Dictionary

Diverbia

Di ver bia Pluralwort , die |Div e rbia |die Diverbia (Plural ) lateinisch die gesprochenen Teile der altrömischen Komödie (Dialog, Wechselgespräch ); Gegensatz Cantica 1