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pining
We have found lemma(root) word of pining : pine.
Definitions
[pʌɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine
- a pineapple
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Origin
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Old English pin, from Latin pinus, reinforced in Middle English by Old French pin
[pʌɪn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart
(e.g: she thinks I am pining away from love)
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Origin
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Old English pīnian ‘(cause to) suffer’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pijnen, German peinen ‘experience pain’, also to obsolete pine ‘punishment’; ultimately based on Latin poena ‘punishment’
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