Etymology

veteran

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Today it means: A person with long experience of a particular activity. Full definition →

Middle French vétéran ← Latin veterānus
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  1. Latin · derived fromveterānus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromvétéran
  3. English todayveteran

Borrowed from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus.

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