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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|frm|dense]] and directly from Latin dēnsus, thick, crowded, cloudy,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) of uncertain origin,^(Etymonline) perhaps related to Greek dasús, hairy, shaggy, thick with leaves,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) though even this is doubted.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[bor|frm|dense]] and directly from [[la|dēnsus]], thick, crowded, cloudy,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) of uncertain origin,^(Etymonline) perhaps related to [[grc|δασύς|tr=dasús]], hairy, shaggy, thick with leaves,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) though even this is doubted.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==