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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity #123095 02/18/2004 12:16 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont interesting to find that tone and thin share history. Main Entry: tone Pronunciation: 'tOn Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tonus tension, tone, from Greek tonos, literally, act of stretching; akin to Greek teinein to stretch -- more at THIN Main Entry: thin Pronunciation: 'thin Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): thin·ner; thin·nest Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High German dunni thin, Latin tenuis thin, tenEre to hold, tendere to stretch, Greek teinein formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Bingley 02/17/2004 5:33 AM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Buffalo Shrdlu 02/17/2004 10:20 AM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Faldage 02/17/2004 11:21 AM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity wwh 02/17/2004 1:35 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity maahey 02/17/2004 5:47 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Faldage 02/17/2004 6:17 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity maahey 02/17/2004 6:42 PM Re: Watershed Faldage 02/17/2004 6:53 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity wwh 02/17/2004 6:57 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Flatlander 02/18/2004 11:51 AM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Jenet 02/17/2004 9:21 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Jackie 02/18/2004 12:01 AM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity Buffalo Shrdlu 02/18/2004 12:16 AM Re: sounds like ? or is that a stretch? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/18/2004 12:21 AM Re: sounds like ? or is that a stretch? jheem 02/18/2004 3:18 AM Re: sounds like ? or is that a stretch? Buffalo Shrdlu 02/18/2004 10:35 AM Re: sounds like ? or is that a stretch? jheem 02/18/2004 2:26 PM Re: Rare Word Escapes from Captivity maahey 02/17/2004 5:39 PM Re: Rare bird Escapes from pooh-bah Buffalo Shrdlu 02/17/2004 7:35 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,367 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,199 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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