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Imperfection: Late Latin Vs. Old French
The word imperfection originated from late Latin, then old French used it and then Americans heard the word from Late middle English. The Latin word for imperfection is imperfectus, which means unfinished. Which now there is many different definitions for this word but one definition is used more than the others. The definition that us used the most is faulty or incomplete but most people think that the only meaning is imperfect and or flaws that one may have. The word imperfection started being used in the late 1300 and is still used daily. It first originated from late Latin and translated into Old French and then late middle English. This word is used more and more in magazines, television, and the internet. This word has developed from

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