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The symbols meant literally | |||||
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From the Latin magister, or "big guy" | |||||
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From the Latin minister, for "servant", "lesser guy" | |||||
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"the state/condition of ..." | |||||
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From the Latin, administare, "to serve", or more literally, "at the little guy" | |||||
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"the state/condition of ..." | |||||
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The symbol on a computer screen. | |||||
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"bigger than big" |
Last updated May 2005
Copyright © 2005 Matthew White