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ceas

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃæ͜ɑːs/

“ceas” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. dispute; quarrel
  2. contention; strife
  3. chiding; rebuke; reproof

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kausō (“dispute, litigation”), from Latin causa (“reason, cause, case, dispute, reproach”). Cognate with Old Frisian kāse (“lawsuit, case”), Old High German kōsa (“lawsuit, case”).

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