Etymology

fonds

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Today it means: The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source. Full definition →

French fonds
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fonds · noun1

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fonds · noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromfonds
  2. English todayfonds

From French fonds. Doublet of fund.

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