noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of come form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

   "The term utopia comes from a Greek pun."

Synonyms

All synonyms

arrivedofallfallgetissue forth

Example

More examples

"My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics."

Etymology

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin comes (“a companion”). Doublet of comte, conte, and count.

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