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English word origin

Etymology of lerp

Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba lerep.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves. · One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

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Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba lerep.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To interpolate linearly.

noun

Abbreviation of linear interpolation.

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

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