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(əˈdʌŋk), aduncate (əˈdʌŋkeɪt) or aduncated (əˈdʌŋkeɪtɪd) adjectivehooked; curved inward adunc in American English (əˈdʌŋk) Derived forms aduncity (əˈdʌnsɪti) noun Word origin [1620–30; ‹ L aduncus, equiv. to ad- ad- + uncus hook, barb ]This word is first recorded in the period 1620–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: contact, grommet, phosphorus, plug, vetoad- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “toward” and indicateddirection, tendency, or addition (adjoin) |