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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Organization for Nuclear Research)—originally Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (European Council for Nuclear Research)

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To elect and make known an intention to enter upon an inheritance: a modern term used in reference to Roman law.
  • To concern.

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  • proper noun European Council for Nuclear Research (derived from French acronym)

Etymologies

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From French

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