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gurgle - Etymology dictionary
17.01.2021 — (v.) early 15c., medical term for gurgling heard in the abdomen, a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from L. gurguliare, perhaps via Du., Ger. gurgeln.
gurgle - Etymology dictionary
17.01.2021 — (v.) early 15c., medical term for gurgling heard in the abdomen, a native, echoic formation, or ultimately from L. gurguliare, perhaps via Du., Ger. gurgeln.
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Chihuahua - Etymology dictionary
23.02.2021 — dog breed, 1858, from the city and state in Mexico, said to be from a lost native word that meant dry place.
Chihuahua - Etymology dictionary
23.02.2021 — dog breed, 1858, from the city and state in Mexico, said to be from a lost native word that meant dry place.
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cuckold - Etymology dictionary
05.10.2020 — {11}}cuckold (n.) mid 13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see CUCKOO (Cf. cuckoo)) + pejorative suffix ault, of Germanic origin. So called from the ...
cuckold - Etymology dictionary
05.10.2020 — {11}}cuckold (n.) mid 13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see CUCKOO (Cf. cuckoo)) + pejorative suffix ault, of Germanic origin. So called from the ...
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victorious - Etymology dictionary
24.09.2020 — (adj.) late 14c., from L.L. victoriosus having many victories, from victoria (see VICTORY (Cf. victory)). Related: Victoriously; victoriousness.
victorious - Etymology dictionary
24.09.2020 — (adj.) late 14c., from L.L. victoriosus having many victories, from victoria (see VICTORY (Cf. victory)). Related: Victoriously; victoriousness.
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eurypterid - Etymology dictionary
02.06.2020 — fossil swimming crustacean of the Silurian and Devonian, 1874, from eurys broad, wide (see ANEURYSM (Cf. aneurysm)) + pteron feather, wing (see PETITION ...
eurypterid - Etymology dictionary
02.06.2020 — fossil swimming crustacean of the Silurian and Devonian, 1874, from eurys broad, wide (see ANEURYSM (Cf. aneurysm)) + pteron feather, wing (see PETITION ...
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aborigine - Etymology dictionary
21.10.2020 — (n.) 1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal), from L. Aborigines the first ancestors of the Romans; the first inhabitants ...
aborigine - Etymology dictionary
21.10.2020 — (n.) 1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal), from L. Aborigines the first ancestors of the Romans; the first inhabitants ...
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formic acid - Medical dictionary
25.09.2020 — HCOOH; the smallest carboxylic acid; a strong caustic, used as an astringent and counterirritant. * * * formic acid n a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid ...
formic acid - Medical dictionary
25.09.2020 — HCOOH; the smallest carboxylic acid; a strong caustic, used as an astringent and counterirritant. * * * formic acid n a colorless pungent fuming vesicant liquid ...
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variance - Etymology dictionary
03.11.2020 — mid 14c., fact of undergoing change, from O.Fr. variance, from L. variantia, from variare to change (see VARY (Cf. vary)). Meaning state of disagreement is ...
variance - Etymology dictionary
03.11.2020 — mid 14c., fact of undergoing change, from O.Fr. variance, from L. variantia, from variare to change (see VARY (Cf. vary)). Meaning state of disagreement is ...
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organomegaly - Medical dictionary
04.08.2020 — SYN: visceromegaly. * * * or·ga·no·meg·a·ly .ȯr gə nō meg ə lē n, pl lies abnormal enlargement of the viscera called also splanchnomegaly, visceromegaly ...
organomegaly - Medical dictionary
04.08.2020 — SYN: visceromegaly. * * * or·ga·no·meg·a·ly .ȯr gə nō meg ə lē n, pl lies abnormal enlargement of the viscera called also splanchnomegaly, visceromegaly ...
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substratum - Etymology dictionary
13.10.2020 — 1630s, from Mod.L. substratum (pl. substrata), neut. sing. pp. of L. substernere to spread underneath, from sub (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + sternere (see STRATUM ...
substratum - Etymology dictionary
13.10.2020 — 1630s, from Mod.L. substratum (pl. substrata), neut. sing. pp. of L. substernere to spread underneath, from sub (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + sternere (see STRATUM ...