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Meaning of etymography | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌɛ.tɪˈmɒ.ɡɹə.fi

Definitions

  1. The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
  2. A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.

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