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name
A river in Hampshire, England, which empties into the Solent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
spignel, Meum athamanticum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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noun
something akin to unformed matter or being of pure potence
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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History
Certainly of Celtic origin and possibly related to the river name Moenis.
From Ancient Greek μῆον (mêon), probably from μεῖον (meîon, “lesser”) for its small size.
