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Word: Etymon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (denoting the original form of a word): via Latin from Greek etumon ‘true thing’ (see etymology)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛtɪmɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word or morpheme from which a later word is derived
Short Definition:word or morpheme from which later word is derived
Examples:- they both derive from the same etymon
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