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Definition of: etymon
(et′ə·mon, -mən) noun plural ·mons or ·ma (-mə)
1. The radical or root form of a word.
2. The primitive signification of a word. [<L <Gk., original meaning; orig. neut. sing, of etymos true, genuine]
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