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From: Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de>
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Subject: Re: Refrigerator
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:32:42 +0200
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Frederick Williams wrote:
> What is the significance of the prefix "re" in the word "refrigerator"?
>
Like many other "re-" words it comes ultimately from a Latin prefix
meaning "again". Originally "refrigeration" meant "making som cool
again" and was used to refer to bringing down the temperature of
somebody who had a fever. At some stage the meaning then changed to
"keep cool" and was then applied to the technique of food preservation.
REgards, Einde O'Callaghan
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