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noun • The source word, or words, of a given word or expression. | ||||||||
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noun • the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) • (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase • a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions • (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline • drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body • drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation • the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin | ||||||||
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noun • a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes | ||||||||
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