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Etymons

Etymon \Et"y*mon\, n.; pl. E. Etymons, Gr. Etyma. [L., fr. Gr. 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. ? true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.]

  1. An original form; primitive word; root.

  2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.]

    Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word.
    --Coleridge.

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etymons

n. (plural of etymon English)