magnesium — MW

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun (1)

goo mush schmaltz (also schmalz) sludge slush soap opera

Examples

Noun (1)

//a story about a lost puppy that was pure corn

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, going back to Old English, "grain of a cereal grass, seed, berry," going back to Germanic *kurno- (whence also Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German & Old Norse korn "grain of a cereal grass, seed," Gothic kaurn), going back to European Indo-European *ǵr̥H-no-, whence also Latin grānum "seed, especially of a cereal grass," Old Irish grán, Welsh grawn, Old Church Slavic zrĭno "grain, seed," Serbian & Croatian zȑno, Russian zernó, Lithuanian žìrnis "pea"

NOTE: The noun *

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Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun (1)

goo mush schmaltz (also schmalz) sludge slush soap opera

Examples

Noun (1)

//a story about a lost puppy that was pure corn

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, going back to Old English, "grain of a cereal grass, seed, berry," going back to Germanic *kurno- (whence also Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German & Old Norse korn "grain of a cereal grass, seed," Gothic kaurn), going back to European Indo-European *ǵr̥H-no-, whence also Latin grānum "seed, especially of a cereal grass," Old Irish grán, Welsh grawn, Old Church Slavic zrĭno "grain, seed," Serbian & Croatian zȑno, Russian zernó, Lithuanian žìrnis "pea"
NOTE: The noun *