Meaning of etymology in English
(Definition of etymology from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Tales of swollen feet, burial ceremonies, and sea plants are mixed in with reports of military traditions, place name etymologies and accounts of hospitality rituals.
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The section ends with a brief note on etymology, including one or two pointers to etymological abbreviations and conventions found in dictionaries.
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Its discussion of etymology is balanced and quite careful.
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People are very good at folk etymologies that puts some pressure on getting the dictionary out before more of them become too entrenched in writing.
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The term, in all probability an acronym, has an elusive etymology.
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I have not found comparable etymologies for the words considered here in the works she cites.
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The strong association of the ceremonial drink with a swizzle stick is pragmatic evidence for the etymology suggested.
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Their etymology alone can tell us a great deal about how thinking is perceived in terms of our interaction with the physical realm.
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Finally, the etymology of robot is not clear.
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For example, during the 19th century, dubious research reports on racial variances in mental health helped to obscure the social etymology of illness and disease.
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One of the weaknesses of existing models concerns stacking restrictions and etymology.
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Each entry consists of definitions, spelling, pronunciations, etymologies, biographical background, and plot summaries (where relevant).
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In short, false analogy may occur after adaptation has taken place and be carried out mainly by monolinguals as a type of folk etymology.
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It claims 75,000 'clear and authoritative definitions of words and phrases, with pronunciations and etymologies', plus 6,000 encyclopedic items and a range of general-knowledge appendices.
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The etymology of the word ghazal is 'talking to a woman about love'.
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