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ETYMWord derivation: Abbr.
ETYMOLOGYStudy of word derivation (9)
CONFETTIThis word is an Italian plural form meaning "sweetmeat." That word comes from a variety of Latin derivations of a word meaning "to prepare." First known use in English: 1815. It refers to small bits o
UPWARDLYPart of the derivation of the word 'yuppie', along with 'mobile' (8)
ORIGINFrom Latin for "to rise", the source or derivation of a name, river, word or anything else; or, one's ancestry (6)
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