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Deuteronomy
 
SYLLABICATION:Deu·ter·on·o·my
PRONUNCIATION:  dt-rn-m, dy-
NOUN:abbr. Deut. or Dt See table at Bible.
ETYMOLOGY:Late Latin deuteronomium, from Greek deuteronomion, a second law (from (to) deuteronomion (touto), Septuagint mistranslation of Hebrew minê hattôrâ hazz’t, a copy of this law) : deuteros, second; see deu-1 in Appendix I + nomos, law; see nem- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:Deuter·o·nomic (-tr--nmk) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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