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Gemini 25:

A man trimming palms

T h e w o r d m a n d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e In d o - E u r o p e a n root (IE) man-1 which means man and from which a l s o d e s c e n d ma n ik i n , ma n n e q u in , m e n s c h , a n d M a n u . 1 T h e w o r d t r i m m i n g d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I E r o ot t r e i - w h i c h me a n s t h r e e . 2 I t s p a ro n y m s i n c l ude t h r e e , t hr i c e , t h ir t e e n , t h i r t y , t r e y , t r a m me l , t e r c e l ( a male hawk used in falconry), tribe, trio, triple, trim, t e st a m e n t , t e s t i c l e , t e s t , t e s t i f y , t e st i m o n y , t e a p o y , s i t a r , a n d r i d in g ( a n a d m i n i s t r a t i v e o r e l e c t o r a l division in Canada).3 T h e w o r d p a l m de s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t p e l e - 2 w h i c h m e a n s f l a t ; t o s p r e a d . 4 I t s p a ro n y m s i n c l u d e e x p l a i n , f i e l d , fl o o r , plane, p ia n o , planet, planish (to make smooth or plane), plasma ( c o l o r l e s s w a t e r y f l u i d o f b l o o d a n d l y m p h ) , p l a st i c , p o l k a , a n d v e l dt ( a n y o f t h e op e n g r a z i n g a r e a s o f s o ut h e r n A f r i c a ) . T H E M E S : T h e f i r s t t h e m e c o n ce r n s DE C L A R A T I O N . Re ca l l t h a t on e o f t h e p a r o n y m s o f t ri m m i n g i s t e st i m o n y a n d t h a t on e o f t h e p a r o n y m s of p a l m i s e x p l a n a t i o n . B ot h o f t h e s e a r e s y n o n y m s o f d e c l a r a t i o n i n i t s s e n se o f a s s e rt i o n o f b e l i e f o r k n o w le d g e . 5 A s e c o n d t h e me co n c e r n s RE S T R A IN T . I n H i n d u i s m t h e w o r d M a n u r e f e r s t o t h e p r i m o r d i a l f a t he r o f t h e h u m a n r a c e a n d s o v e r e i g n o f t he earth who first instituted religious ceremonies and devised a code of l a w s . 6 T h e w o r d t r a m me l m e a n s b o t h a s h a c k l e u s e d t o t e a c h a h o r s e t o a m b l e a n d s o m e t h i n g t h a t r e st r i c t s a c t i v i t y , e xp r e s si on , o r p r o g r e s s ; a r e s t r a i n t . G i v e n t h e t e n d e n c y o f l a w s t o r e s t r i c t , r e s t ra i n , a n d r e g u l a t e

1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 51 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 93 3 http://education.yahoo.com/refer ence/dictionary/entry/riding_2 4 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 64 5 http://thesaurus.com/browse/testimony 6 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Manu Starling Hunter 2011 1

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r e i n f o r c e s t he l e ga l i s t i c t h e m e - -t h e w o r d r i d i n g . T h i s t e r m r e f e r s t o a p l a c e o r g e o g r a p hi c a l r e g i o n i n Ca n a d a t h a t i s r e p re s e n t e d i n t h e H o u se o f C o m m o n s b y a m e m b e r o f p a r li a m e n t , o r i n p r o v i n c i a l a n d t e r r i t o r y e l e c t i o n s a n a r e a re p r e se n t e d b y a m e m b e r o f t h e p r o v i n c i a l o r t e r r i t o r y l e g i s l a t i v e a s s e mb ly . 7

7 http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/ele ctions/g/riding.htm Starling Hunter 2011 2

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