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English word origin

Etymology of SAW

From Arabic

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
intj

صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (ṣallā llāhu ʕalayhi wa-sallama, “peace be upon him”)

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

From Arabic

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Initialism of Stock Aitken Waterman, an English songwriting and record production trio.

noun

Initialism of squad automatic weapon or initialism of section automatic weapon, a kind of light machine gun. · Initialism of surface acoustic wave. · Acronym of solar array wing

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

Abbreviation.

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