southron
[ suhth-ruhn ]
/ ˈsʌð rən /
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noun
Southern U.S. southerner (def. 2).
(usually initial capital letter)Scot. a native or inhabitant of England.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1425–75; late Middle English; earlier southren (variant of southern), modeled on Saxon, Briton, etc.
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Southron
/ (ˈsʌðrən) /
noun
mainly Scot a Southerner, esp an Englishman
Scot the English language as spoken in England
dialect, mainly Southern US an inhabitant of the South, esp at the time of the Civil War
adjective
mainly Scot of or relating to the South or to England
Word Origin for Southron
C15: Scottish variant of Southern
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