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What is the old fashioned meaning of the word cassie?
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What language does the word abracadabra originate form?
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What is the story behind the idiom 'to push up dandelions'?
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Is visit a concrete noun?
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Where does the word 'scrum' come from?
The English word scrum is an abbreviation of the word scrummage, circa 1888.
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What does this proverbs mean ' people who live in glass houses should not through stones'?
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What two words for goodbye are borrowed from other languages?
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What language dose the word abracadabra originate from?
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What language does the word Abracadabra bra originate from?
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What does the phrase 'the story behind the story' mean?
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What does exclusive dedication to necessitious chores without interlude of hedonist diversion renders John an unresponsive fellow mean?
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Where did the word Haboob originate?
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What is the origin of indecisive?
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What is the foreign origin of the word motivated?
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What are synonyms for the word 'tunes'?
sounds, rhythm, beats, songs
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