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Root
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root
Translingual
Etymology
From mul en root.
Symbol
language-neutral base of the CLDR locale tree 1 1
English
<dab!>
Proper noun
en English Middle English from a byname from en enm rote glad.
en 1969 The Critical Survey 4 3 In July this year, Mrs. Betty Root, who is in charge of the reading centre at Reading University's Institute of Education, reported 'that there are now more backward readers than ever, in spite of the large number of teaching methods now available'.
en English occupations for a rote (medieval guitar)-player.
en habitational Dutch for someone living near a retting place (nl root, from nl roten to ret).
en town canton/Lucerne c/Switzerland.
en twp co/Adams County s/Indiana c/USA.
en town co/Montgomery County s/New York c/US ; named for lawyer and politician Erastus Root.
en river s/Minnesota c/US ; named as a translation of its native Dakota name.
en river s/Wisconsin c/US.
Alternative forms
English surname en Rouet Rout Roots Roote Rootes
Derived terms
en Root effect
en Rootstown
Anagrams
en oort Toor Toro roto roto- toro troo
German
Proper noun
toponym
de municipality city/Lucerne c/Switzerland
Lun Bawang
Proper noun
lnd proper noun
lnd male
References
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