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Tarry

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TAIR-ee'TAIR-ee'2 syllables
🇬🇧English
Patient

MEANING

To delay or linger

ORIGIN

English

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from Middle English 'tarien', meaning to delay or linger

CULTURAL NOTES

Often used in poetry and literature to evoke a sense of waiting or longing.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically used in English literature to describe a state of waiting or postponement.

🌐Old French
Gentle

MEANING

To delay

ORIGIN

French

ETYMOLOGY

From Old French 'tarder'

CULTURAL NOTES

Reflects the Norman influence on the English language.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in medieval texts relating to periods of waiting.

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