popular etymology

  • 1popular etymology — n. FOLK ETYMOLOGY * * * …

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  • 2popular etymology — n. FOLK ETYMOLOGY …

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  • 3popular etymology — noun : folk etymology * * * ˌpopular etyˈmology 7 [popular etymology] noun = ↑folk etymology …

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  • 4popular etymology — noun Same as folk etymology. <!Do not add synonyms, translations, etc put these at folk etymology instead …

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  • 5popular etymology. — See folk etymology. [1875 80] * * * …

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  • 6popular etymology. — See folk etymology. [1875 80] …

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  • 7popular — late 15c., public, from L. popularis belonging to the people, from populus people. Meaning well liked, admired by the people is attested from c.1600. Popular Front coalition of Communists, Socialists, and radicals is from 1936 …

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  • 8popular — adj. 1 liked or admired by many people or by a specified group (popular teachers; a popular hero). 2 a of or carried on by the general public (popular meetings). b prevalent among the general public (popular discontent). 3 adapted to the… …

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  • 9popular — pop•u•lar [[t]ˈpɒp yə lər[/t]] adj. 1) regarded with approval or affection by people in general: a popular preacher[/ex] 2) gov of, pertaining to, or representing the common people or the people as a whole: popular government; popular… …

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  • 10Etymology of Kamboja — Kamboja (or Kambuja) is the name of an ancient Indo Iranian tribe whose spoken language belongs in the Indo European family of languages. They are believed to have been located originally in Pamirs and Badakshan in Central Asia. The Sanskrit name …

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