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etymology    音标拼音: [,ɛtəm'ɑlədʒi] [,ɛtɪm'ɑlədʒi]
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etymology
n 1: a history of a word
2: the study of the sources and development of words

Etymology \Et`y*mol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {Etymologies}
(-j[i^]z). [L.etymologia, Gr. 'etymologi`a; 'e`tymon etymon
lo`gos discourse, description: cf. F. ['e]tymologie. See
{Etymon}, and {-logy}.]
1. That branch of philological science which treats of the
history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive
significance, and changes of form and meaning.
[1913 Webster]

2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the
form of the words in a language; inflection.
[1913 Webster]


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