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"etymology"
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> DEFINITION:
The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
> ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek 'etymologia', from 'etymon' meaning 'true sense' and '-logia' meaning 'study of'.
> FUN_FACT:
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