I merely drew an etymological distinction. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I wouldn’t blame you; this is a commonly-held belief known as the etymological fallacy. From Wordnik.com. [2010 January « Motivated Grammar] Reference
The etymological meaning is, of course, delighter. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
These are, therefore, nearly etymological equivalents. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Explain the etymological signification of "demonstration,". From Wordnik.com. [Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School] Reference
Explain the etymological signification of the following words. From Wordnik.com. [Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School] Reference
The etymological origin of this epithet is already lost in obscurity. From Wordnik.com. [Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada] Reference
It was not phonetic, nor was it etymological; it was simply Ritsonian. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
Let us break for a bit of etymological safari to clarify the sentence above. From Wordnik.com. [Pavlovian Sleight-of-Words] Reference
But, as you guessed, let us break for yet another bit of etymological safari. From Wordnik.com. [Pavlovian Sleight-of-Words] Reference
We pause for some silly etymological safari and look into the history of words. From Wordnik.com. [Pavlovian Sleight-of-Words] Reference
In addition to its etymological meaning, the term getrug has another connotation. From Wordnik.com. [Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship ��� 3 The Traditional Meaning of a Spiritual Seeker] Reference
Let us break for another bit of etymological safari to clarify the sentence above. From Wordnik.com. [Pavlovian Sleight-of-Words] Reference
The word itself means nothing; Luce made it up to avoid any etymological associations. From Wordnik.com. [Middlesex]
Poe associated the name of the island with the hyacinth, but there is no etymological connection. From Wordnik.com. [Selections from Poe] Reference
We use the word sceptical in its etymological sense: it was an age of inquiry, of doubt to be resolved. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction] Reference
The system is different from the English or American, being based on the etymological nature of the language. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861] Reference
The evidence suggests that it did, although it's never easy to close the book on any etymological investigation. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Loerzel: Chicago, "Puppeteer" City] Reference
Mon 3 May 04 10: 00 has anyone dug into the etymological connection between Sugaree and shivaree? deadsongs. vue.193. From Wordnik.com. [The WELL: Sugaree] Reference
The syllable according to etymological derivation, and the syllable according to pronunciation, are not always the same. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
Apparently the "napa" (also "nappa") is a borrowed usage from Japanese, but I found no etymological data to support this. From Wordnik.com. [Report: "McCain Family Recipes" Cribbed From The Food Network] Reference
These forces have their home in clear light mind which, like the etymological meaning of Shambhala, is the abode of bliss. From Wordnik.com. [Taking the Kalachakra Initiation ��� 3 External Kalachakra] Reference
The hyphen distinguishes the etymological meaning of these words as distinguished from their derived and ordinary meaning. From Wordnik.com. ["Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students] Reference
Is the etymological connection of the two names accidental? and how did either of them come to be called the "Golden City?". From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 24, April 13, 1850] Reference
I blame Oakland for introducing the word “Ebonics” -- an etymological gunshot wedding of “ebony” and “phonics.”. From Wordnik.com. [DEA: the E is for 'Ebonics'] Reference
Our story, which I think we must consider not imported, is based on a fancied etymological connection between lanson and lason. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
The word may come from the same etymological source as 'wail,' but it is a Scots adverb, indicative of the intensity of sorrow. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author] Reference
It is the pair, the partnership of the left and right shoe that give shoes their meaning, their purpose; it's etymological monogamy. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Shoe] Reference
You upset the very connection between life and writing in the etymological sense of biography … the bios and the graphe in a mad gambit. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from De Imitatio Calembouri] Reference
And then having learned the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes, is it preposterous to train him to know the etymological significance of. From Wordnik.com. [Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois] Reference
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