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abeyance (n.)1520s, from Anglo-French abeiance \\\"suspension,\\\" also \\\"expectation (especially...

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abhorabhor: [15] Abhor comes from Latin abhorrēre, which literally meant ‘shrink back in terror’ (fr...

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abhorrent (adj.)1610s, \\\"in a position or condition to recoil,\\\" usually with from; from Latin a...

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abideabide: see bideabide (v.)Old English abidan, gebidan \\\"remain, wait, delay, remain behind,\\\...

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abiding (adj.)late 14c., \\\"enduring,\\\" present participle adjective from abide (v.). ...

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ability (n.)late 14c., from Old French ableté \\\"expert at handling (something),\\\" from Latin hab...

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abject (adj.)early 15c., \\\"cast off, rejected,\\\" from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere...

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abjure (v.)early 15c., from Middle French abjurer or directly from Latin abiurare \\\"deny on oath,\...