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2011-11-28 lexicology and etymology:

Hello,  I hope you're having a fine week.       Any good dictionary (Webster's New Collegiate for example) will give you the language origin of each word.   The languages are abbreviated and you will find

2011-11-28 lexicology and etymology:

Hello and welcome to a new week,       Practically every popular dictionary provides the language of origin at the beginning of each word's definition.         For example , I'm looking at the definition

2011-11-28 chinese saying:

Hello and welcome to a new week,       The expression 'When drinking water, think of its source" reminds us that no matter what our religion or non-religion, it's important to embrace the blessings all

2011-10-20 Name Meaning:

Hello, I hope that you've  had a fine week,       I too found that the name 'Dimincio' is Latin in origin but I discovered a meaning different from the ones you found.  The prefix 'Dim' is a variation

2011-10-14 Etymology:

Hello,        Welome to the weekend,        Aerosmith's Dream On seems a fine choice.  Etymology is the study of word origins and you might supply the origins of the words 'laughter' and 'tomorrow' from

 

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