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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] We got words for a Spiral,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (nIqolay Q)
Wed Aug 9 12:09:19 2017
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Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:09:15 -0400
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On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Jeremy Silver <jp.silver@tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:
> Have several thesauri? thesauruses? yes them... on my desktop. But do they
> define words as used in the 1800s?
Khan's use of "task" is still current.
Merriam-Webster.com has the definition "to oppress with great labor".
Dictionary.com gives "to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion;
put a strain upon (powers, resources, etc.)".
The OED website says "Make great demands on (someone's resources or
abilities)".
None of those are listed as archaic meanings.
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