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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Etymon \Et"y*mon\, n.; pl E. {Etymons}, Gr {Etyma}. [L., fr Gr 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr ? true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See {Sooth}.] 1. An original form primitive word root. 2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word --Coleridge. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: etymon n : a word form from which other words are derived
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