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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la|incendiārius|t=causing a fire; an incendiary]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from ''incendium'' “fire, conflagration”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from ''incendere'' “to set on fire”, from ''in-'' and ''candere'' “to shine, glow”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[incense]], [[candle]] and [[incandescent]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Cresswell 2021)
+ It is [[bor|la|incendiārius|t=causing a fire; an incendiary]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|incendium]] “fire, conflagration”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|incendere]] “to set on fire”, from [[m|la|in-]] and [[m|la|candere]] “to shine, glow”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) It is related to [[incense]], [[candle]] and [[incandescent]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Cresswell 2021)
==Earliest recorded meaning==