Ye olde word

Words about words


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In this episode, we look into certain words that describe words like onomatopoeia, embolalia, portmanteau, tmesis and bahuvrihi. 


Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/where-did-the-word-barbarian-come-from

https://www.britannica.com/topic/barbarian

https://www.britannica.com/topic/portmanteau-word

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formulaic_language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmesis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahuvrihi

https://humanparts.medium.com/ten-great-words-about-words-63c6e8622cca

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Ye olde wordBy Adithya Mohan