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term's and origin
Fitz Gerald's reference to the " dusky " stable hands suggests the term's origin may lie in African-American culture.
Harkins believes the most credible theory of the term's origin is that it derives from the linkage of two older Scottish expressions, " hill-folk " and " billie " which was a synonym for " fellow ", similar to " guy " or " bloke ".
It was generally accepted as a term for Indiana residents by the 1840s, and as it came into common usage, the debates about the term's origin began.
As the athletic nickname of Indiana University Bloomington, the Hoosier is the subject of debate, primarily concerning the term's meaning and origin.
The term's origin is uncertain, but seems to enter Middle High German from Middle Low German.
The term's origin might be found with the Latin word for three, tres.
" The term's origin can be traced back to the late 19th century.
While this and the many other theories offer their own measure of plausibility, attesting at least to the wit of later partisans and historians, if not of the French people at the time of this term's origin, " no one of the several theories advanced has afforded satisfaction.
According to alternate theories of the term's origin, " Free State of Jones " came to be associated with Jones County for one of two reasons: 1 ) in reference to the county's reputation as a sparsely populated " backwater " of the young state, whose few residents were notorious for their disdain for organized governmental authority, or 2 ) due to a period of time in the early 1840s when, due to low population numbers and lack of legal proceedings, the county was left without duly-inducted legal and / or civil authorities.
The term's origin is uncertain.
Numerous alternative theories attempt to explain the term's origin:
In view of the implication conveyed by the term Washington Consensus that the policies were largely external in origin, Stanislaw and Yergin report that the term's creator, John Williamson, has " regretted the term ever since ", stating " it is difficult to think of a less diplomatic label.
The OED considers the French term's origin obscure ; it might come from the Late Latin obviata, the feminine perfect passive participle of obviare, to resist, i. e. the arches resisting the downward force of the structure's mass.
As cricket was a mature, highly organized sport in the 1600s in England, the term's origin could well precede this first recorded usage.
Another theory traces the term's origin to darts competitions held in the 1920s by an English newspaper, the News of the World.
* Notes on the term's origin.
Thompson's research debunked one popular theory of the term's origin, namely that it was first used after the Thoroughbred racehorse Upset became the only horse to defeat Man o ' War in 1919.
There is dispute over the term's origin and use.
William Safire explained the term's origin in the New York Times Magazine on November 19, 2006:

term's and etymology
While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, the term was coined in the late 19th century in Germany as a more scientific-sounding term for Judenhass (" Jew-hatred "),
The term's ultimate etymology is uncertain, perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European roots * tri-(" three ") and * bhew-(" to be ").
The term's etymology involves " sam " ( together or integrated ), " ā " ( towards ), and " dhā " ( to get, to hold ).
Although there are conflicting accounts of the term's etymology, by 1985, " house music " was synonymous with these homegrown dance music productions.
Tolkien begins with an overview of the terms " British ", " Celtic ", " Germanic ", " Saxon ", " English " and " Welsh ", explaining the latter term's etymology in walha.

term's and are
The term's meanings are highly debatable, but self-described Chicanos view the term as a positive self-identifying social construction.
As this usage may be confusing due to the term's other meanings, the terms " over the air " or " on the air " are more standard in the broadcasting industry.
Both of these claims are controversial as the term's common definition as used by gamers ( to describe a video game match in which players kill each other over and over, respawning after each time they die ) predates both titles by over a decade.
The term's historical use in contexts that typically implied disapproval is also a reason why more unambiguously neutral terms such as " interracial ", " interethnic " or " cross-cultural " are more common in contemporary usage.
The term's etymological origins are disputed.
Some examples of the term's usage are Isaac Newton's 1687 scientific treatise is known as The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and Lord Kelvin and Peter Guthrie Tait's 1867 treatise called Treatise on Natural Philosophy which helped define much of modern physics.
Parliamentary elections are held within 60 days following the term's expiration or parliamentary dissolution ( the latter takes place with a parliamentary no-confidence vote or if the parliament fails to approve a state budget within 120 days after the government submits one for approval ), and a new parliament must convene within 20 days after the elections.
In a field where terms are often defined by their predominant usage, most material in this article is based on the term's most predominant usage.
* A meeting at the end of term, usually with a set of tutors or-very occasionally-with the Head of House of the College, at which reports of the term's work are read, or ( especially for postgraduates ) the student's progress is discussed.
This usage possibly derived partly or completely independent from the term's original meaning, as should be apparent from the fact that most Blu-ray " featurettes " are actually less ( sometimes far less ) than 20 minutes in length.
The term's literal meaning, " descent from heaven ", refers to the descent of the Shinto gods from heaven to earth ; the modern usage employs it as a metaphor, where " heaven " refers to the upper echelons of the civil service, the civil servants are the deities, and the earth are the private sector corporations.

term's and .
Although the history of the Big Apple was once thought a mystery, research over the past two decades, primarily by amateur etymologist Barry Popik and Gerald Cohen of Missouri University of Science and Technology, has provided a reasonably clear picture of the term's history.
The term's correct definition is broader, since a fatwā may concern any aspect of individual life, social norms, religion, war, peace, jihad, and politics.
Within the cultures of the term's provenance ( Byzantine and Hellenic ) Gnosis was a knowledge or insight into the infinite, divine and uncreated in all and above all, rather than knowledge strictly into the finite, natural or material world.
The term's contemporary usage is notably unrelated to the USSR, such as in the expression “ North Korea's Gulag ” for camps operational still today.
That is, to engage in one's hobby equated to the horse outfit from the term's formulation and was considered a puerile overindulgence that would yield no benefit.
However, as a vague term, the definition of a technicality varies from person to person, and often is simply used to denote any portion of the law which interferes with the user of the term's desired outcome.
In his 2000 book Mystics and Messiahs, Philip Jenkins discussed the term's usage, and likened it to " smear words " associated with other religions ; giving examples of Shaker, Methodist, and Mormon.
Rather than issuing a single letter or number to summarize an entire term's achievements, an OBE system may require that the teacher track and report dozens of separate outcomes.
NME journalist Roy Carr is credited with proposing the term's use ( adopted from the cinematic French New Wave of the 1960s ) in this context.
The number of arguments is called the term's arity.
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy.
The term's historic usage has been in reference to World Series games played between New York teams.
" Semantic Web " is sometimes used as a synonym for " Web 3. 0 ", though each term's definition varies.
In programming language theory, a branch of computer science, type theory can refer to the design, analysis and study of type systems, although some computer scientists limit the term's meaning to the study of abstract formalisms such as typed λ-calculi.
The term's scope has been broadened with the advent of the different new communication technologies.
The term's meaning had however evolved during its history.
* Community Memory postings from 1996 on the term's origins crediting Ann Winblad and Stewart Alsop.

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