Etymology

congruous

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Today it means: Corresponding in character. Full definition →

Middle English [Term?] ← Latin congruus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcongruus
  2. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  3. English todaycongruous

From Middle English [Term?], from Latin congruus, from congruō (“to coincide with; to agree”).

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