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Ethymological

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Pertaining to or related to the study of the origin and history of words.

Example Sentence: The linguist conducted an ethymological analysis of the ancient manuscripts to trace the word's roots.

Sense 2: Relating to the etymology of a particular word or language.

Example Sentence: The book provides an ethymological explanation for the evolution of the term "gossip" in English.

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