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+ ==Etymology==
+ Recorded in the 1590s in the sense “humorous”, and from c. 1600 as “apt to change the mind suddenly, fickle”.^(Etymonline) It is [[bor|frm|capricieux|t=whimsical]],^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) [[der|it|capriccioso]],^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) [[der|it|capriccio]].^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary)
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+ By surface analysis, [[af|en|caprice|-ious]].^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}