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emulous

Postby William Hupy » Wed Jun 04, 2014 8:44 am

Emulation and imitation share a Latin origin. Is this another of those twofer situations, where English grabbed one word two times?
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Re: emulous

Postby Slava » Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:34 pm

It doesn't look that way. Though they are related, they actually have different roots and meanings.
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