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Etymology
From Middle English glory, glorie, from Old French glorie (“glory”), from Latin glōria (“glory, fame, renown, praise, ambiti
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Etymology
shrink + -er
Pronunciation
Noun
shrinker (plural shrinkers)
Something that makes something else shrink.
(slang) A psychiatrist
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apologetickEtymology
From French apologétique, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós, “of or suita
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cœnogamy (obsolete)Etymology
cen- + -o- + -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + γάμος
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Etymology
From Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, variant of earlier blīds, blīþs (“joy, gladness”), from Proto-West Germani
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Etymology
Borrowed from Czech robot, from robota (“drudgery, servitude”). Coined in the 1920 science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Unive
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overnyght, from Old English ofer niht (“through the night, overnight”), equivalent to over + ni
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Etymology
From Middle English pancake, equivalent to pan + cake. The juggling sense is by analogy with a pancake being tossed in a pan.
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Etymology
From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”), from Old French este
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Etymology
From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.
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