| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | c d. |
| DEFINITION: | To reap, cut. alidade, from Arabic al-ci da, the side, border, region, revolving radius of a circle, alternate form of ca ud, humerus, from ca ada, to lop, cut (trees). |
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