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PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 765

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 07globalNO SINGLE PIN

modern fiend

Global English

fiend DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

The literal enemy or foe sense is obsolete, while Devil, demon, wicked-person, harmful-thing, and later figurative uses continue in global English.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
global
TIME PRECISION
range
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
YES
CLAIM CITATIONS
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THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.

A global language stage cannot honestly be reduced to one map pin.

PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗
DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

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  1. supports

    Oxford English Dictionary — fiend, n., revised 2026

    Separates obsolete enemy from continuing Devil, demon, person, harmful-thing, and figurative senses.

    Meaning and use, senses 1–5AUDIT SOURCE ↗