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Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
Origin of orient
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin orient- (stem of oriēns ) “the east, sunrise,” noun use of present participle of orīrī “to rise”; see -ent
OTHER WORDS FROM orient
o·ri·ent·er, nounself-o·ri·ent·ed, adjectivewell-o·ri·ent·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use orient in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for orient (1 of 2)
orient
noun (ˈɔːrɪənt)
adjective (ˈɔːrɪənt)
mainly poetic eastern
archaic (of the sun, stars, etc) rising
verb (ˈɔːrɪˌɛnt)
Word Origin for orient
C18: via French from Latin oriēns rising (sun), from orīrī to rise
British Dictionary definitions for orient (2 of 2)
Orient
/ (ˈɔːrɪənt) /
noun the Orient
the countries east of the Mediterranean
the eastern hemisphere
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