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  2. List of English back-formations - Wikipedia

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    aerate (meaning "expose to air") probably from aeration [1] aesthete from aesthetic [2] aggress from aggression [4] air-condition from air conditioning [2] alley [1] alliterate from alliteration [1] allotrope from allotropy [1] amaze from Middle English amased [1] ambivalent from ambivalence [1] ameliorate perhaps from amelioration in some ...

  3. December - Wikipedia

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    December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. December, from the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. December's name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, which began in March ...

  4. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2024 December 22 ...

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    The saying is an example of an idiom, where the literal meaning is not (at least any longer) what it actually means. Both individual words, and idioms and other sayings, can drift in meaning over long periods. They may also differ in current varieties of English. Many expressions in English originate from sailing.

  5. Collins English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The 1979 edition of the dictionary, with Patrick Hanks as editor and Laurence Urdang as editorial director, was the first British English dictionary to be typeset from the output from a computer database in a specified format. This meant that every aspect of an entry was handled by a different editor using different forms or templates.

  6. English or Spanish - Wikipedia

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    Exposed Nerve is Back is an Internet prank challenge that was popularized in 2025. The challenge involves asking the question Exposed Nerve is Back! to an unsuspecting person or group—mainly men or boys—and then declaring You Towlywoose in the chosen language. The participants, including the speaker, would often remain still in response.

  7. Exposure - Wikipedia

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    Exposure (heights), in climbing and hiking, a terrain likely to cause injury when falling Exposure, an insurance company's potential to provide coverage under an insurance policy

  8. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to ...

  9. Exposé (group) - Wikipedia

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    Exposé recorded a 2011 version of their hit "Point Of No Return" working with dance producer Giuseppe D. and Chris Cox which was released on June 20, 2011. The group released a single for Christmas called "I Believe In Christmas (Like It Used To Be)" in December 2011 co-written by Adam Gorgoni, Jeanette Jurado and