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- First recorded in 1670–80.
- From the Hindi word banglā, literally, “of Bengal.”
EXAMPLES OF BUNGALOW
- They spent their summer vacation in a cozy bungalow by the beach.
- We rented a small bungalow for the weekend getaway.
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Why Dictionary.com chose craven
More about craven
- First recorded between 1175–1225.
- From the Middle English cravant, cravaunde, “defeated,” <Old French craventé, “to crush, overwhelm,” (<Vulgar Latin *crepantāre), influenced by Middle English creaunt, “defeated,” (see recreant).
EXAMPLES OF CRAVEN
- The craven captain abandoned ship, leaving his crew behind in the storm.
- The craven employee blamed his mistakes on others instead of owning up to them.
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