Etym. role (n.) “part or character one takes,” c. 1600, from French rôle “part played by a person in life,”…
Etym. reflection (n.) Of the mind, from 1670s. Meaning “remark made after turning back one’s thought on some subject” is…
Etym. psychology (n.) 1650s, “study of the soul,” from Modern Latin psychologia, probably coined mid-16c. in Germany by Melanchthon from…
Etym. psychology (n.) 1650s, “study of the soul,” from Modern Latin psychologia, probably coined mid-16c. in Germany by Melanchthon from…
Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a…
Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a…
Etym. scenario (n.) 1868, “sketch of the plot of a play,” from Italian scenario, from Late Latin scenarius “of stage…
Etym. brief “fact or situation of giving preliminary instructions,” 1910 (but popularized by World War II pre-flight conferences). Definition An…