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''Dictionary.com'' reads: | ''Dictionary.com'' reads: | ||
''–noun, plural -gies. | ''–noun, plural -gies. | ||
# the derivation of a word. | |||
''' | # '''an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.''' | ||
# the study of historical linguistic change, esp. as manifested in individual words. '' | |||
Examples on the wiki that lead to the second definition: | Examples on the wiki that lead to the second definition: | ||
[[1001 Nights]] | *[[1001 Nights]] | ||
[[Megacosm]] | *[[Megacosm]] | ||
In fact, I'm not going to list any more. If you look at any weapon article with etymology (magic ''is'' a weapon), you will find not the origin of the actual words, but the reference of their names. | In fact, I'm not going to list any more. If you look at any weapon article with etymology (magic ''is'' a weapon), you will find not the origin of the actual words, but the reference of their names. | ||
{{The Inexistentsig}} | {{The Inexistentsig}} |
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