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  2. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Nonce (in computing): despite claims that the word is a portmanteau of "number used once" or similar, the term actually dates to Middle English and originates from rebracketing "then anes" ("the one [purpose]"). [75] [76]

  3. Etymologiae - Wikipedia

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    For example, the letter 'D' begins with the word for master (Dominus), as he is the head of a household (Domus); the adjective docile (docilis) is derived by Isidore from the verb for "to teach" (docere), because docile people are able to learn; and the word for abominable (Nefarius) is explained as being not worth the grain called spelt (far ...

  4. Onomastics - Wikipedia

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    Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use. An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians.

  5. Etymological dictionary - Wikipedia

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    An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's, will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology. [1] Etymological dictionaries are the product of research in historical linguistics. For many words in any ...

  6. Spreadsheet - Wikipedia

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    Example of a spreadsheet holding data about a group of audio tracks. A spreadsheet is a computer application for computation, organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. [1] [2] [3] Spreadsheets were developed as computerized analogs of paper accounting worksheets. [4] The program operates on data entered in cells of a table.

  7. US private payrolls gain slightly below expectations in November

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls increased at a moderate pace in November, while annual wages for workers staying in their jobs edged up for the first time in 25 months.

  8. Ikigai - Wikipedia

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    Ikigai can be described as having a sense of purpose in life, [5] [6] as well as being motivated. [7] According to a study by Michiko Kumano, feeling ikigai as described in Japanese usually means the feeling of accomplishment and fulfillment that follows when people pursue their passions. [8]

  9. Chip, Chip, Hooray! It's National Cookie Day - AOL

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    History of National Cookie Day. National Cookie Day was first declared by none other than Sesame Street‘s Cookie Monster in 1976.The blue Muppet put it on the calendar on November 26, 1976 and ...