Word and Phrase Origins
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Marissa MurrayIt is Spanish for "The Devil".
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Astonishing, legendary, feigned, amazing, celebrated, false. The synonym you would choose depends on which meaning of fabulous...
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about the year 1300, Old French 'dozeine' a dozen and from the Latin 'Duodecim' which means two plus ten
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And Iran.
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There are lots such as: photochemistry, photic, photomontage, photocurrent, photographic, and photoelectric.
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The latin word manufactura is a compound noun derived from the noun manus, us f. (hand) and the past participle form of the verb...
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angelthe word angel is latin for a guardian/protectorActually it is greek meaning "watcher" angelos but it stems from the egytian...
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1520-30; < ML: lit., rock oil, equiv. to L petr(a) rock (< Gk pétra) + oleum oil
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empty (apex) Cookie
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to house troops, to give them a place to stay
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Too often, people forget that a giant squid will not fit in the trunk of a car (Whippetgood, Squid and Me 234).
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You should not make derogatory comments about him.
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The name refers to James Buchanan the 15th President of the United States, 1857 - 1861. To date he is the only President from...
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the answer is Impressionism
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I think you mean Beaufort, which is a scale for measuring wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions
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you are a son of a biscuit yah u
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It is probably just a saying. but, if i had used it, i would probably mean that you pelt someone with change.
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Roots that have the word grad in it :)...
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The verb form of the adjective "strong" is "strengthen", which means "to make stronger; fortify".
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French.
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June comes from the 11th century Latin word junius.
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Type your answer here... thanks for the hospitality.
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The word derives from the Greek word strategos, which roughly translates as general Ok so i got that entire thing off wikipedia,...
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to join the circus a+
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Petrol as u think of it is a refinement of crude oil. Crude oil includes all forms of carbon chain fuels and also impurities so...
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As a verb αντιγράφω (antigr(a)fo) enunciate at (a) As a noun αντίγραφο (ant(i)grafo) enunciate at (i).Mimic...
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