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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Saying

/sā'-ĭng/ · Say·ing · IPA /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/
01 n. That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
  1. 1.
    That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
    “Many are the sayings of the wise, In ancient and in modern books enrolled.” Milton.