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adj
Typical of spring (the season).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Resembling a spring (coiled-shaped usually metal object).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
resembling a spring or the action of a spring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English spring Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English springlike From spring + -like.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
