wordlore

wordlore
wordˈlore noun
Information about the history, use, etc of words
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Main Entry:word

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  • word-lore — /werrd lawr , lohr /, n. 1. a study of words and derivations. 2. the vocabulary of a particular language and the history of its words. Also, wordlore. [1865 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • trinken — Die redensartlichen Wendungen für trinken und die Folgen des Trinkens sind unerschöpflich. Kein anderes Redensarten Feld zeigt so sehr die metaphorische Kraft der Volkssprache, einen solchen Reichtum von Anschauungsweisen, immer neue… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • word-lore — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : study of or information about words a modest book on word lore Ernest Weekley * * * /werrd lawr , lohr /, n. 1. a study of words and derivations. 2. the vocabulary of a particular language and the history of its words. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

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