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variance - Etymology dictionary

03.11.2020 — mid 14c., fact of undergoing change, from O.Fr. variance, from L. variantia, from variare to change (see VARY (Cf. vary)). Meaning state of disagreement is ...
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cuckold - Etymology dictionary

05.10.2020 — {11}}cuckold (n.) mid 13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see CUCKOO (Cf. cuckoo)) + pejorative suffix ault, of Germanic origin. So called from the ...
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Knickerbocker - Etymology dictionary

28.10.2020 — descendant of Dutch settlers of New York, 1831, from Diedrich Knickerbocker, the name under which Washington Irving published his popular History of New ...
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cubitus valgus - Medical dictionary

20.07.2020 — deformity of the elbow in which the forearm (judged with the palm facing forward) deviates away from the midline of the body when extended. (A) Cubitus varus; (B) ...
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hypodermic needle - Medical dictionary

11.06.2020 — n 1) NEEDLE (2) 2) a hypodermic syringe complete with needle * * * a short, slender, hollow needle used in injecting drugs beneath the skin.