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AVAUNT
/əˈvɔːnt/InterjectionNounVerbA-vaunta-vaunt · 2 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Late Latin ab ante Old French avantbor. Middle Englishder. English avaunt First used 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French avant (“to the front”).
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