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etymological arguments

etymological arguments is the plural of etymological argument.

Meaning of etymological argument

Noun

etymological argument (plural etymological arguments)

  1. Explanation and analysis—often considered controversial—of one or more concepts or linguistic terms by means of an exposition of their linguistic origins.
    • But it goes without saying that this etymological argument in and of itself has no significance, since a word taken from a dead language may resultantly assume a meaning independent of its etymology.1877, Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov, translated by Valerie Z. Nollan, The Philosophical Principles of Integral Knowledge, Eerdmans, published 2008, →ISBN, page 58

Questions about etymological arguments

What is etymological arguments the plural of?
Etymological arguments is the plural of etymological argument.

Words near etymological arguments in the dictionary

  1. etymologer
  2. etymologers
  3. etymologic
  4. etymological
  5. etymological argument
  6. etymological arguments
  7. etymological fallacies
  8. etymological fallacy
  9. etymological hybrid
  10. etymological hybrids
  11. etymologically

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