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Tue 3 Oct, 2006 07:29 am
who can tell the difference between 'empire' and 'imperial'?
"Empire" is a noun. "Imperial" is an adjective roughly meaning "having the qualities of an empire," or more generally "having the qualities of authoritarianism."
thanks a lot,but how these words come from?
I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Do you mean where do these words come from--i.e. what is the origin of these words? Or do you mean how to use these words?
That's my faulty,shapeless,thank you.I am a beginner of studying English...
I want to know "what is the origin of these words?"
From Merriam-Webster:
empire =Middle English, from Anglo-French empire, empirie, from Latin imperium absolute authority, empire from imperare to command
imperial = Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin imperialis, from Latin imperium command, empire
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