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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Etymon

· Et·y·mon · IPA /ˈɛt.ə.mɑn/
01 n. An original form; primitive word; root.
pl. Etymons, Etyma ((#))
  1. 1.
    An original form; primitive word; root.
  2. 2.
    Original or fundamental signification.[R.]
    “Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word.” Coleridge.