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- oregano (n.)
- 1771, from Spanish or American Spanish oregano, from Latin origanus, origanum, from Greek oreiganon, from oros "mountain" (see oread) + ganos "brightness, ornament." The older form of the word in English was the Latin-derived origanum (mid-13c.), also origan (early 15c.). In Europe, the dried leaves of wild marjoram; in America, a different, and more pungent, shrub.
- congregant
- "A member of a congregation, especially that of a church or synagogue", Late 19th century: from Latin congregant- 'collecting (into a flock), uniting', from the verb congregare (see congregate).