 etymology |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a history of a word | |
| Related terms: | history folk_etymology etymologise | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the study of the sources and development of words | |
| Related terms: | linguistics lexicostatistics etymologise | |
| Similar spelling: |
ethnology etymologize etymologist etymologise etymological ethnologic ethnologist |
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