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- noun Plural form of
etymologist .
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The origin of the expression is in heated dispute among slang etymologists.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The origin of the expression is in heated dispute among slang etymologists.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The origin of the expression is in heated dispute among slang etymologists.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The origin of the expression is in heated dispute among slang etymologists.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Amateur etymologists have made almost countless efforts to run it down, or, more accurately, to guess at its history.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Amateur etymologists have made almost countless efforts to run it down, or, more accurately, to guess at its history.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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At first, the neologisms were a kind of secret language among the fashion industry, etymologists say.
Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry' Christina Passariello 2011
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I find it interesting that most online etymologists track the use of the word Lothario back to a 1703 play without giving much credence to this earlier character.
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Martin H. Simon/Getty Images At first, the neologisms were a kind of secret language among the fashion industry, etymologists say.
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For the forensic etymologists, it was amusing to learn none of the four candidates knew its origins; "it was 'just always called that.'"
Denis Campbell: Mr. Cairns Goes to Westminster? UK Election Writ Small, Retail & Local 2010
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