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1. www.etymonline.comEtymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary

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   The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms. It is professional enough to satisfy academic standards, but accessible enough to be used by anyone.

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     etymology. (n.) late 14c., ethimolegia "facts of the origin...

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   • Snakes of Iceland

     The famous literary anecdote of the book chapter anyone can...

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     late 14c., name for the god of dreams in Ovid, son of Sleep,...

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     Inside the etymonline staff lounge. This is the fun part, if...

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     Etymology ideas about the famous old time clown, by Talia...

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     PRINCIPAL SOURCES. Barnhart, Robert K., ed., Barnhart...

   • The Paragraph

     Dante, in exile from Florence about 1300, began writing a...

   • Hagiolatry

     "worship of saints," 1798, from hagio- + -latry "worship...

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   • QUEAN

     Middle English quene, "pre-eminent female noble; consort of...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Online_Etymology_DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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   The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper.

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   • Founded: c. 2000

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3. www.etymonline.com › word › dictionarydictionary | Etymology of dictionary by etymonline

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   Aug 19, 2018 · dictionary. (n.) A book containing either all or the principal words of a language, or words of one or more specified classes, arranged in a stated order, usually alphabetical, with definitions or explanations of their meanings and other information concerning them, expressed either in the same or in another language; a word-book; a lexicon; a ...

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › etymologyEtymology Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ETYMOLOGY is the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing ...

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6. www.wordorigins.org › resourcesResources — Wordorigins.org

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   A free version of Oxford University Press dictionaries. Merriam-Webster.com. The latest edition of the classic American desktop dictionary. OneLook Dictionary. An online search engine that cross-references over a thousand different dictionaries. Very useful for doing comparisons between dictionaries. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

7. etym.orgEtymological Wordnet

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   Download Etymological Wordnet 2013-02-08 version in Text (TSV) format. Programmatical access for JVM-based progamming languages such as Java, Scala, and so on. Download the UWN library and the Etymological Wordnet plugin. Note: A new version is currently in the works and expected to be released in the summer of 2020.

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   What is the Online Etymology Dictionary?

   • The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper.

   Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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   What do etymologies mean?

   • This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English. Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago. The dates beside a word indicate the earliest year for which there is a surviving written record of that word (in English, unless otherwise indicated).

   Etymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary

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   What is an online dictionary?

   • An online dictionary that assembles entries from multiple other dictionaries and examples of usage from a myriad of online sources. These are sources, other than dictionaries, that address etymology, historical linguistics, and the history of the English language.

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   What is the best etymology dictionary?

   • The Online Etymology Dictionary has been referenced by Oxford University 's "Arts and Humanities Community Resource" catalog as "an excellent tool for those seeking the origins of words" and cited in the Chicago Tribune as one of the "best resources for finding just the right word".

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