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English word origin

Etymology of Fox

* (surname): From fox (“a vulpine animal”)

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. · Ellipsis of Fox Indian (“a member of the Outagamie or Meskwaki, a Native American people”).

noun

A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter F.

name

A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal. · A male given name. · Fox Broadcasting Company, a large television network in the United States. · A census-designated place in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* (surname): From fox (“a vulpine animal”)

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