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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryEllipsis of Uncle Tom. · A United States two-dollar bill.
Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומא (təʾōmā)bor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
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- Inherited-form mentionThommeenm
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