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drift

Pronunciation: /drift/

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

noun

  1. an act of driving (cattle, herds, etc.); movement
  2. a driving force
  3. drift (of snow)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *driftiz. Cognate with Old Frisian drift, Old High German trift, Old Norse dript, drift.

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