the etymology

  • 101The Golden Rule — Not to be confused with the Golden Law or the Golden ratio.   This term refers to the maxim do as you would be done by . For other uses, see Golden Rule (disambiguation). The maxim of the golden rule is exemplified in many Christian stories …

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  • 102Etymology of Kapisa — Kapiśa is related to and includes Kafiristan. The scholarly community holds that Kapiśa is equivalent to the Sanskrit Kamboja.[1][2][3][4][5][6] …

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  • 103etymology — UK [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪ] / US [ˌetɪˈmɑlədʒɪ] noun Word forms etymology : singular etymology plural etymologies linguistics a) [countable] the origin and development of a particular word b) [uncountable] the study of the origins and development of words… …

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  • 104the — I stressed [[t]ði[/t]] unstressed before a consonant [[t]ðə,[/t]] unstressed before a vowel [[t]ði[/t]] definite article. 1) fun (used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing… …

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  • 105etymology — n. (pl. ies) 1 a the historically verifiable sources of the formation of a word and the development of its meaning. b an account of these. 2 the branch of linguistic science concerned with etymologies. Derivatives: etymological adj.… …

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  • 106etymology — et•y•mol•o•gy [[t]ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) ling. the history of a particular word or element of a word 2) ling. an account of the origin and development of a word or word element 3) ling. the study of historical linguistic change, esp …

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  • 107etymology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + logia logy Date: 14th century 1. the history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing its development since its …

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  • 108etymology — [ˌɛtɪ mɒlədʒi] noun (plural etymologies) an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of a word. Derivatives etymological adjective etymologically adverb etymologist noun etymologize or etymologise …

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  • 109The White Goddess — Infobox Book name = The White Goddess title orig = translator = image caption = The White Goddess cover. author = Robert Graves illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = subject = genre = Mythology, Poetry… …

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  • 110The Joshua Tree — For other uses, see Joshua tree (disambiguation). The Joshua Tree …

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