Etymology

noun

/ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounThe study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.

2.nounThe origin and historical development of a word; the derivation.

3.nounAn account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

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