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abutilon >

a·but    (-bt) KEY  

VERB:
a·but·ted , a·but·ting , a·buts
VERB:
intr.

To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

VERB:
tr.

1. To border upon or end at; be next to.
2. To support as an abutment.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on ( a-, to from Latin ad-; see ad- + bouter, to strike; see bhau- in Indo-European roots), and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt ⁴)

OTHER FORMS:
a·butter (Noun)

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