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count (person)
1. A nobleman in some European countries, of a rank equal to that of a British earl.
2. Etymology: "a title of nobility"; 1258, from Old French conte, from Latin comitem, comes, "companion, attendant"; literally, "someone who goes with"; the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com-, "with" + ire, "to go".
2. Etymology: "a title of nobility"; 1258, from Old French conte, from Latin comitem, comes, "companion, attendant"; literally, "someone who goes with"; the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com-, "with" + ire, "to go".
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itiner-, it-, -it
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1. To consider someone or something, or to be considered, in a particular way or as a particular thing.
2. To be of importance or value.
3. To have a specific value.
4. To keep musical time by counting beats.
2. To be of importance or value.
3. To have a specific value.
4. To keep musical time by counting beats.
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put-, puta-, -pute, -puter, -puting, -putate, -putation, -putative
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count (verb), counts; counted; counting
1. To say numbers in order, usually starting at one.
2. To add things up to see how many there are or to find the value of an amount of money.
3. To include someone or something in a calculation: "If you count Sam and me, there will be ten people."
2. To add things up to see how many there are or to find the value of an amount of money.
3. To include someone or something in a calculation: "If you count Sam and me, there will be ten people."
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put-, puta-, -pute, -puter, -puting, -putate, -putation, -putative
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(Latin: putatus past participle of putare: to think over, consider, reckon, count; to trim, prune, lop, cut, clean, clear, unmixed)
(Latin: to count, to reckon, to assess, to estimate, to value, to deem, to judge; judgment, criticism; Latin censura and French censure)
(an accurate count is impossible)
(Latin: distribution; to count, to reckon)
(Latin: foot, feet; people often see this ped element in other words. When people refer to "pedal extremities", they mean "feet". When anyone pushes the pedals of a bicycle, it is done with the feet. A pedestrian must use the feet for walking. A quadruped has four feet while a centipede has "100 feet"; or a large number of them because it may be impossible to count all of them.)
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In democracy, your vote counts; while in feudalism, your count votes.
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paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia
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You can usually count on Americans to do the right thing; after they have tried everything else.
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paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia
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