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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la|acūtus|t=sharp-pointed]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the past participle of acuere, to sharpen,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to acus, needle,^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) from a root meaning “sharp” (see [[acid]] and [[edge]]).^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) The acute accent translates Greek oxeîa, sharp.^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is [[bor|la|acūtus|t=sharp-pointed]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the past participle of [[m|la|acuere]], to sharpen,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to acus, needle,^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) from a root meaning “sharp” (see [[acid]] and [[edge]]).^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) The acute accent translates [[grc|ὀξεῖα|tr=oxeîa]], sharp.^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==