noun [usuallysing.]
1 a ~ for sth a person or thing that is a well-known or typical example of a particular quality:
The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
2 (especially AmE) a word or phrase that is well known or often used:
Andy Warhol's provocative slogan, 'Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes', became a sixties byword.
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