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Etymologize

To give the etymology of to trace to the root or primitive as a word

Etymological

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Etymologer

An etymologist

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Etymology

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words tracing out their origin primitive significance and changes of form and meaning

Etymologicon

An etymological dictionary or manual

Putravakasam property

Putravakasam property, etymologically means pro-perty given to a son but it is not disputed that it includes also property given to

Failure of justice

be fitted in any situation of a case. The expression 'failure of justice' would appear, sometimes, as an etymological chameleon. The criminal Court, particularly the superior Court should make a close examination to ascertain whether there was

Bonus

received a large bonus at closing, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 176. Bonus is not, as its etymological meaning would suggest, a mere matter of bounty gratuitously made by the employer to his employees; nor is

Technical

or vocational training dealing with applied science. It is trite to say that when a word has many etymological meanings attributed to it, the same takes its true colour from the text and context. The dictionary meaning

Hindu

Hindu, The historical and etymological genesis of the word 'Hindu' has given rise to a controversy amongst ideologists; but the view generally accepted

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