- generate, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the verb generate is in the mid 1500s OED's earliest evidence for generate is from 1552, in the writing of Richard Huloet, lexicographer
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Computing Of a computer or computer program: to generate (code, data, etc ) automatically ” auto-generated, adj : “Computing Of code, data, etc : generated automatically by a computer or computer program ” back pocket, n : “A pocket in the back of something, spec one (typically of a pair) on the seat of a pair of trousers, jeans, etc ”
- generate, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the adjective generate is in the Middle English period (1150—1500) OED's earliest evidence for generate is from before 1425, in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie
- ungenerate, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Earliest known use mid 1500s The earliest known use of the adjective ungenerate is in the mid 1500s OED's earliest evidence for ungenerate is from 1546, in a translation by Thomas Langley, Church of England clergyman and translator ungenerate is formed within English, by derivation Etymons: un- prefix1 2b, generate adj
- exgenerate, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Earliest known use mid 1600s The only known use of the verb exgenerate is in the mid 1600s OED's only evidence for exgenerate is from 1662, in a translation by John Sparrow, translator and lawyer exgenerate is formed within English, by derivation Etymons: ex- prefix1, generate v
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- The rise and rise of slang - Oxford English Dictionary
The word slang and the concept it now usually represents are familiar to most users of English, although opinions may differ as to what words and phrases constitute slang What is perhaps less well known is how this word became our default term for vocabulary that is very colloquial or informal, used in formal contexts by linguists and lexicographers alike to label words and phrases as somehow
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