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Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day

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Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day
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RE: Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day
February 20, 2017 at 10:59 pm
(February 20, 2017 at 12:13 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Anus - Why do atheists always have to act like one?

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/anus

It appears that "anus" is descended from an Old Irish word:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anus

Of course, Ireland (and, indeed the whole British continent) was fully Catholic in the 15th-century!  (Hmmm....)
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Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day - by Jehanne - February 20, 2017 at 9:03 am
RE: Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day - by Jehanne - February 20, 2017 at 10:59 pm
RE: Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day - by Edwardo Piet - February 20, 2017 at 12:23 pm
RE: Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day - by Edwardo Piet - February 20, 2017 at 12:29 pm
Onus -- Merriam Webster's Word of the Day - by KUSA - February 20, 2017 at 8:24 pm

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