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4 days ago · 1. Ancient History. Meaning: Something very old. Example: That argument is ancient history now. 2. Make History. Meaning: Achieve something memorable. Example: She made history by becoming the first female president. 3. Rewrite History. Meaning: Change the way events are recorded. Example: The new evidence may rewrite history. 4.
2 days ago · point of origin the place or time where something begins or comes from. metaphor a way to describe something by saying that it is something else with similar qualities. perceive
1 day ago · Example sentences. The hikers followed the path along the ridge. A ridge of mountains runs along the border between the two countries. The roofer replaced some of the tiles on the ridge. The seam formed a ridge down the leg of the pants. There was no saddle, so the rider had to perch upon the horse's ridge.
4 days ago · Many people agree upon the original word as the origin of the word is the Old Norse their, thwaite, thwāt, and twæt. These words refer to a cut, slit, or slice of a forest clearing. This was used when describing land and other properties on which the Norse people would put houses and homesteads.
3 days ago · The Origin of “zwar”. Back some centuries ago, zwar indeed used to be two words: zi wāre. zi was pretty much the same as zu and wāre, an ancestor of our wahr (true), meant something like “ that which is true “… or simply truth.
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2 days ago · it means “origins” 1. waterway’s origins: 這條溪的源頭在山上（the origin of the river is on the mountain) 2. sth’s origins=the start of sth
1 day ago · Word origin. Occuper in Modern French comes from occupare (to take before others) in Latin. In the non-reflexive form, the French verb occuper means “to occupy” or “to take up”. For example, “Mon travail occupe ma journée” (my work fills my day) or “L’ennemi occupe le territoire” (the enemy occupies the territory).
