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Friday, December 3, 2010

WORD ORIGINS PT. 2

                                                                             VERACITY:
                                                 1620s, from the Latin word verax  "truthful"   

                                                                          PATRONIZE:
                                                                                                                             1580s, patron + -ize "treat in a condescending way"

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