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etymological

adjective as in linguistic

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Example Sentences

“Device” and “divide” are etymological cousins; a good dramatic device often divides characters from what's “really” going on.

In a word, the term contains a series of expressive innuendos by its etymological derivation.

Neither progress in the languages nor knowledge of mathematics can compensate for the want of a thorough etymological discipline.

Another etymological example sometimes cited is the derivation of the English uncle from the Latin avus.

But in German, the etymological connexion between Sitte (custom) and Sittlichkeit (morality) is immediately apparent.

The hyphen distinguishes the etymological meaning of these words as distinguished from their derived and ordinary meaning.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to etymological, such as: grammatical, lingual, dialectal, lexemic, lexical, and morphological.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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