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[nɪˈɡlɛkt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- fail to care for properly
(e.g: the old churchyard has been sadly neglected)
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Origin
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early 16th century: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’
[nɪˈɡlɛkt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the state of being uncared for
(e.g: the place had a hopeless air of neglect)
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Origin
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early 16th century: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’
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