The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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