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More about fidelity
Fidelity 鈥渓oyalty, faithfulness鈥� comes via Middle English and Old French from the Latin noun 蹿颈诲脓濒颈迟腻蝉 (inflectional stem 蹿颈诲脓濒颈迟腻迟-), a derivative of the adjective 蹿颈诲脓濒颈蝉 (familiar to Americans from the Marine Corps motto, Semper Fidelis 鈥淎lways Faithful鈥�). 贵颈诲脓濒颈蝉 is a derivative of the noun 蹿颈诲脓蝉 鈥渢rust, assurance, guarantee.鈥� The Latin forms come from the Proto-Indo-European root bheidh-, bhoidh-, bhidh– 鈥渢o trust.鈥� The variant bheidh– is the source of Latin 蹿墨诲耻蝉 鈥渇aithful, loyal,鈥� 蹿墨诲别谤别 鈥渢o trust, have confidence in,鈥� Greek 辫别铆蝉别蝉迟丑补颈 鈥渢o trust, rely on, obey, be persuaded,鈥� and Greek 笔别颈迟丑峁� 鈥�(the goddess of) persuasion.鈥� Bhoidh– is the source of Latin foedus 鈥渇ormal agreement, league, treaty鈥� (source of English federal, federate, and confederate); the variant bhidh– forms Latin 蹿颈诲脓蝉 and Greek 辫铆蝉迟颈蝉 鈥渇aith, trust, authentication,鈥� and 辫颈蝉迟贸蝉 鈥渇aithful, reliable, credible.鈥� The English noun faith comes from Middle English feith, faith, from Old French feid, feit, fei, from Latin fidem, the accusative singular of 蹿颈诲脓蝉. (The English pronunciation of faith is all but identical to that implied by the Old French forms, quite different from the modern French pronunciation.) Fidelity entered English in the early 16th century.
how is fidelity used?
Through it all he’s shown a deep and abiding fidelity to one of our cherished ideals as a people and that is equal justice under the law.
The chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force issued similar messages, reinforcing their fidelity to the Constitution and pledging to battle racism in their ranks.
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lagniappe
noun
a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
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The word lagniappe 鈥渁 gratuity, a tip鈥� has wandered a very long way, indeed, from its original home. People rightly associate lagniappe with New Orleans, The Big Easy, renowned for its wonderful food, jazz, etc.; Mark Twain discusses lagniappe in his Life on the Mississippi (1883, chapter 44). Most Americans would think that lagniappe is a French word, which it is, but Louisiana French, not standard French (lagniappe is not a headword in the online Tr茅sor de la Langue Fran莽aise). Lagniappe comes from Spanish la 帽apa, la yapa, la llapa with the same meaning. 脩补辫补, yapa, llapa in turn comes from Quechua 测谩辫补 鈥渟omething a little extra, a bonus,鈥� in Irish English 鈥渁 tilly鈥� (from Irish Gaelic tuilleadh 鈥渁n additional item or amount鈥�). 驰谩辫补 a derivative of the verb yapay 鈥渢o give more.鈥� Quechua is the language of the Incas, still vigorous and flourishing in the Andes of South America. Lagniappe entered English in the middle of the 19th century.
how is lagniappe used?
During the holidays, New Orleans diners discover a聽lagniappe聽(little something extra) at their favorite fine-dining restaurants.
Certainly the goody bag is essentially worthless鈥攁 few candies and a set of earplugs make up the typical lagniappe.
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duplicitous
adjective
marked or characterized by deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter.
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鈥淗ateful to me as the gates of Hades is the man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another鈥� (Iliad, book 9) is one man鈥檚 reaction to duplicity. That man is Achilles, and he is talking about his lord Agamemnon, but Achilles is addressing Odysseus, who himself knows a trick or two about cunning speech. Duplicitous 鈥渄eceitful in word or deed, as by behaving in different ways with different people about the same affair鈥� is a derivative of the noun duplicity, ultimately from a noun of Latin origin, 诲耻辫濒颈肠颈迟腻蝉 (stem 诲耻辫濒颈肠颈迟腻迟-), formed from the adjective duplex (stem duplic-) 鈥渢wofold, double, folded double; deceitful.鈥� Duplex is a compound of duo 鈥渢wo鈥� and the Latin adjective suffix –plex (stem –plic-), which has the same function (and same Proto-Indo-European origin) as the English suffix –fold (as in twofold). The first recorded meaning of duplicitous in English is in U.S. law: 鈥渋ncluding two or more offenses in one count, or charge, as part of an indictment, thus violating the requirement that each count contain only a single offense鈥�; the more common meaning “deceitful” occurs in the late 1950s. Duplicitous entered English in the early 1890s.
how is duplicitous used?
Cambridge Analytica obtained user data through duplicitous means, but similar data sets are widely and legally available; micro-targeting is commonplace on nearly all political campaigns.
Rather, like his own duplicitous identity, Twain’s texts are double-voiced, both in form and in their equivocal stances toward freedom.
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