GC: n S: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/measuring-equality/equality/ethnic-nat-identity-religion/ethnic-group/index.html (last access: 31 July 2015); http://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/ethnic_group.htm (last access: 31 July 2015). N: 1. ethnic group, a social group or category of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of race, language, nationality, or culture. 2. Ethnic diversity

CG: n S: NCBI (last access: 13 December 2025); EBSCO (last access: 13 December 2025) N: 1. late 17c., “mimicry, art of depicting characters by mimic gestures,” from Latin ethologia, from Greek ēthologia, from ēthos “character” (see ethos). Taken by Mill as “science of character formation” (1843); as a branch of zoology, “study of instincts,”

GC: n S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15289276 (last access: 4 December 2014); MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002356.htm (last access: 25 October 2016). N: 1. From Late Latin: aetiologia, and from Greek: aitiologia. Used since 1550s as the “science of causes or causation”. 2. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or

GC: n S: EC – https://education.ec.europa.eu/education-levels/higher-education/inclusive-and-connected-higher-education/european-credit-transfer-and-accumulation-system (last access: 11 March 2023); UEA – https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/study-abroad-and-exchange/erasmus-programme/ects (last access: 11 March 2023). N: 1. More usual as ECTS (abbreviation for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). 2. The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a tool of the European Higher Education

GC: n S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8857436/ (last access: 11 December 2023); NHS – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/euthanasia-and-assisted-suicide/ (last access: 11 December 2023). N: 1. 1640s, “a gentle and easy death,” from Greek euthanasia “an easy or happy death,” from eu- “good” (see eu-) + thanatos “death” (see thanatology) + abstract noun ending -ia.

GC: n S: Legislon – https://bit.ly/2C3Buab (last access: 9 March 2017); EIGE – https://bit.ly/2CVvfXL (last access: 16 April 2017). N: 1. – evicted (adj): Past participle from verb evict (mid-15c., “recover (property) by judicial means,” from Latin evictus, past participle of evincere “overcome and expel, conquer, subdue, vanquish; prevail over;

GC: n S: NOLO – https://bit.ly/2CUHeEW (last access: 9 March 2017); CalifCourts – https://bit.ly/2VBqf1C (last access: 9 March 2017). N: 1. mid-15c., from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin evictionem (nominative evictio) “recovery of one’s property (by judicial decision),” noun of action from past participle stem of evincere, literally “overcome,

GC: n S: DHHS – http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/MCAH/Documents/ChildhoodExanthems_2017.pdf (last access: 13 March 2018); http://www.dermnetnz.org/viral/exanthem.html (last access: 8 December 2014). N: 1. From Greek exanthēma. Late Latin exanthema, from Greek exanthēma, from exanthein to bloom, break out, from ex- + anthos flower. First Known Use: 1656. 2. An exanthem is any eruptive skin

GC: n S: EJS – https://bit.ly/2Z0OXtX (last access: 14 July 2019); RESG – https://bit.ly/2SeVjmT (last access: 14 July 2019). N: 1. c. 1400, from Latin exclusionem (nominative exclusio) “a shutting out,” noun of action from past-participle stem of excludere “keep out, shut out” (see exclude). 2. The act or an

See exiled

GC: n S: ODI – https://bit.ly/23eUfxS (last access: 10 February 2017); RinEx – https://bit.ly/2G0og1I (last access: 10 February 2017). N: 1. c. 1300, “forced removal from one’s country,” from Old French exil, essil (12c.), from Latin exilium “banishment; place of exile”. From c. 1300 as “a banished person,” from Latin

GC: n S: Economist – https://econ.st/2MBmsgE (last access: 10 February 2017); The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2dgKvz5 (last access: 10 February 2017). N: 1. Past participle, adjective and noun. From the verb exile (c. 1300, from Old French essillier “exile, banish, expel, drive off” (12c.), from Late Latin exilare/exsilare, from Latin exilium/exsilium

GC: n S: REUTERS – https://reut.rs/2DtGNST (last access: 17 November 2018); EURONEWS – https://bit.ly/2Tn9XIW (last access:17 November 2018). N: 1. Late Old English, the second book of the Old Testament, from Latin exodus, from Greek exodos “a military expedition; a solemn procession; departure; death,” literally “a going out,” from ex-

GC: n S: BBC – https://bbc.in/2kahkF7 (last access: 10 April 2017); GRAM – https://bit.ly/2FSAYQG (last access: 10 April 2017). N: 1. From verb expatriate. 1768, modeled on French expatrier “banish” (14c.), from ex- “out of” + patrie “native land,” from Latin patria “one’s native country,” from pater (genitive patris) “father”;

GC: n S: NDLR – https://ntrda.me/2Toruja (last access: 11 April 2017); AHR – https://bit.ly/2FSpkWb (last access: 11 April 2017). N: 1. From Late Latin expatriare, to exile, and patria, native land. 2. A term used in a general sense for the banishment of a person from his own country. In

See expellee

GC: n S: Expgerm – https://bit.ly/2Wn94kR (last access: 12 April 2017); TFL – https://bit.ly/2DDqvq1 (last access: 12 April 2017). N: 1. 1888, from expel (late 14c., “cast out,” from Latin expellere “drive out, drive away,” from ex “out” + pellere “to drive”; specific meaning “to eject from a school” is

GC: n S: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/weather-bombs-what-is-explosive-cyclogenesis-and-how-will-it-affect-the-uk-9913027.html (last access: 26 June 2015). N: 1. Extratropical storm development is referred to as cyclogenesis. Rapid extratropical cyclone development, called explosive cyclogenesis, is often associated with major winter storms and occurs when surface pressure falls by more than about 24 millibars per day. 2. A weather

GC: n S: HuminAct – https://bit.ly/2Rojugs (last access: 12 March 2017); The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2RVu0B0 (last access: 12 March 2017). N: 1. c. 1400, from Old French expulsion or directly from Latin expulsionem (nominative expulsio), noun of action from past participle stem of expellere “drive out” (see expel). 2. The

GC: n S: NHS – https://bit.ly/2YvnSPW (last access: 9 December 2019); Medscape – https://bit.ly/2E2JVUC (last access: 9 December 2019). N: 1. – extracorporeal (adj): From word-forming element “extra-” (meaning “outside; beyond the scope of; in addition to what is usual or expected,” in classical Latin recorded only in extraordinarius, but

See extradited person

GC: n S: EuroParl – https://bit.ly/2G0pYRi (last access: 8 March 2017); ODS – https://bit.ly/2DGRQri (last access: 8 March 2017). N: 1. extradited (adj): Past participle from verb extradite. person (n): early 13c., from Old French persone “human being, anyone, person” (12c., Modern French personne) and directly from Latin persona “human

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2sRjEDk (last access: 8 March 2017); LegisGov – https://bit.ly/2p9XtJf (last access: 8 March 2017). N: 1. 1833, from French extradition (18c.), apparently a coinage of Voltaire’s, from Latin ex “out” + traditionem (nominative traditio) “a delivering up, handing over,” noun of action from tradere

GC: n S: http://www.allaboutvision.com/buysmart/eye-drops.htm (last access: 7 July 2015); DORLAND; NAVARRO p. 355. N: The inherent toxicity of the drug itself, the osmotic pressure, the need for buffering agents, a preservative, and sterilization must be taken into considerations. S: GDT SYN: 1. eyedrops, ophthalmic drops. 2. ophthalmic solution, eye-drop, eyewash,