eddy

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
  2. noun a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
  3. verb flow in a circular current, of liquids

Etymology

From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddy

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