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Some sources state that around 30% of the English vocabulary is made of French origin terms. In many cases, the root is obvious, but in some other, is quite "hidden" because of the fact that French, otherwise a Romance language in 60% of its entries, includes also words of Germanic and Gaulish origin. The purpose of this glossary is to enlist these terms and define them.

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Created by: mihaela1982

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The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; ...

Domain: Law; Communication; Construction; Category: General law; Oral communication; Building/real property

1. Unbounded enthusiasm; exuberance. 2. A complete surrender of inhibitions Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon, control; ...

Domain: Sociology; Category: General sociology; Family

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