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fossil word
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(linguistics) A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.
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fossil word
Although 'thou' is mostly gone from everyday speech, it survives as a fossil word in some liturgical and poetic expressions.
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Although 'thou' is mostly gone from everyday speech, it survives as a fossil word in some liturgical and poetic expressions.
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