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beauty

The origin and history of beauty.

Etymology

From Old French beauté, going back to a Latin form built on bellus ("beautiful, fine"). It came into English through Anglo-Norman French after the Norman Conquest and gradually replaced the native Old English word for the same idea.

Origin: Latin

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