hometown English · revision 15006

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound, [[af|en|home|town]].^(Etymonline)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The town of one's birth or residence: 1851 in Merriam-Webster, 1879 in Etymonline,^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline) and 1910–15, as an Americanism, in Random House.^(RHWU)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is often used before another noun, as in ''hometown team''.^(Webster's Third 1961)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1851 – hometown.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1879 – home-town.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The town or city of one's birth, upbringing or main residence.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)^(Webster's Third 1961)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[home]]

+ * [[town]]

+ * [[homeland]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}