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colophony
[ kol-uh-foh-nee, kuh-lof-uh-nee ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌfoʊ ni, kəˈlɒf ə ni /
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Origin of colophony
1300–50; Middle English colofonie (<Anglo-French ) <Latin Colophōnia (rēsina) (resin) of Colophon <Greek Kolophōnía, feminine of Kolophṓnios, equivalent to Kolophṓn Colophon + -ios adj. suffix; see -y3
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Word Origin for colophony
C14: from Latin Colophōnia rēsina resin from Colophon
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