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  2. Etymonline - Wikipedia

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    Etymonline, or Online Etymology Dictionary, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper.

  3. Etymological dictionary - Wikipedia

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    – Online Etymology Dictionary of English compiled by Douglas Harper – Ancient Greek Etymological Dictionary by H. Frisk – An Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon by Alwin Kloekhorst – Indo-European Etymological Dictionary by S. A. Starostin et al.

  4. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities

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    It was edited by Harry Thurston Peck and published 1898 by Harper & Brothers in New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A 1965 reprint runs to 1,750 pages. The dictionary's contents are now in the public domain .

  5. Douglas Harper - Wikipedia

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    Douglas A. Harper (born 1948) is an American sociologist and photographer. [1] He is the holder of the Rev. Joseph A. Lauritis, C.S.Sp. Endowed Chair in Teaching with Technology at Duquesne University , a chair funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation .

  6. Hoist with his own petard - Wikipedia

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    Hamlet stabs Polonius through the curtain he is hiding behind as Queen Gertrude looks on, as part of The Closet Scene in Hamlet act 3, scene 4. [5]The phrase occurs in Hamlet act 3, scene 4, [6] as a part of one of Hamlet's speeches in the Closet Scene.

  7. This New Supplement May Help Alleviate Joint Pain And ... - AOL

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    MSM stands for methylsulfonylmethane. It's a biological chemical that occurs naturally in people, some green plants, and certain animals, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. But ...

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

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    Cracker: In the United States, the use of "cracker" as a pejorative term for a white person does not come from the use of bullwhips by whites against slaves in the Atlantic slave trade.

  9. What will DOGE target next? Musk looks to the Education ...

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    A Trump-appointed Education Department official confirmed in a meeting this week that DOGE is already probing the agency, two staffers said.