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aback (adv.)c. 1200, from Old English on bæc \\\"at or on the back;\\\" see back (n.). Now surviving...

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abacusabacus: [17] Abacus comes originally from a Hebrew word for ‘dust’, ’ābāq. This was borrowed i...

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abaft (adv.)\\\"in or at the back part of a ship\\\" (opposed to forward), 1590s, from Middle Englis...

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abandonabandon: [14] The Old French verb abandoner is the source of abandon. It was based on a bando...

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abandoned (adj.)\\\"self-devoted\\\" to some purpose (usually evil), late 14c., past participle adje...

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abandonment (n.)1610s, from French abandonnement, from abandonner (see abandon (v.))....

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abase (v.)late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier \\\"diminish, make lower in value or status...

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abashabash: [14] Abash shares a common ancestry with abeyance [16], although the latter underwent an...

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abate (v.)c. 1300, \\\"put an end to;\\\" early 14c., \\\"to grow less, diminish in power or influen...

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abatement (n.)mid-14c., from Old French abatement, from abattre (see abate). ...

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abbey (n.)mid-13c., \\\"convent headed by an abbot or abbess,\\\" from Anglo-French abbeie, Old Fren...