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Etymology:
- Calque of Ancient Greek ἔπεα πτερόεντα, often used by Homer. Compare German geflügeltes Wort.
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Often by some winged word — winged as the thunderbolt is — of a Luther, a Napoleon, a Goethe, shall we see the difficulty split asunder, and its secret laid bare ; while the Irrefragable, with all his logical roots, hews at it, and hovers round it, ...
Submitted on July 10, 2018
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كلمة مجنحة
okřídlené slovo
geflügeltes Wort
کلمه بالدار
cuvânt înaripat
крылатое слово
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