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Folk etymology

Folk etymology

Process of reinterpretive word formation.

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    Military trope.

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    Words in two languages that sound similar but have very different meanings.

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    Species of legless lizard.

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    English idiom.

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    Island country in Oceania.

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    Acronym invented to fit an existing word.

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    Common placeholder name in English.

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    Species of marine mammal with tusks.

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    Family of mammals in Africa and Asia.

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    Sauce used as a condiment.

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    Military trope.

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