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Why Dictionary.com chose warren
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- First recorded between 1350鈥�1400.
- From Old French guarenne, meaning “an enclosed area for breeding game animals for hunting.”
EXAMPLES OF WARREN聽
- A rabbit bolted from the underbrush and vanished into the safety of its warren.
- The fox waited patiently outside the warren, hoping for an easy meal.
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Why Dictionary.com chose apace
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- First recorded between 1275鈥�1325.
- From Middle English 补辫腻蝉; combines 补-鲁, meaning “at” or “on,” + pace.
- Originally meant “at a (steady) pace” and could sometimes mean “slowly;” its meaning later narrowed to “at a swift pace.”
EXAMPLES OF APACE
- Thunder rolled in the distance, and the rain followed apace.
- News of the peace treaty spread apace, filling the streets with celebration.
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Why Dictionary.com chose sere
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- From Old English (450鈥�1150) 蝉脓补谤, meaning “dry, barren.”
- Related to the word 蝉别补谤鹿.
- Historically, it could also describe something worn and useless.聽
EXAMPLES OF SERE
- The sere vines clung desperately to the crumbling wall.
- A wind stirred the forest floor, shifting sere leaves.
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