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{{WOTD|goropism|n|tl=linguistics|A [[hypothesis]], similar to the one originally [[propound]]ed by Goropius which is now [[discredited#Adjective|discredited]], that some [[attested#Adjective|attested]] or [[modern#Adjective|modern]] [[language#Noun|language]] such as [[Dutch#Proper noun|Dutch]], [[Hebrew#Proper noun|Hebrew]], or [[Turkish#Proper noun|Turkish]] was the [[original#Adjective|original]] language of [[human being]]s.
# An [[absurd#Adjective|absurd]] [[etymology]] [[propose]]d as [[part#Noun|part]] of such a hypothesis.|comment=The [[Dutch#Adjective|Dutch]] [[physician]] and [[linguist]] [[w:Johannes Goropius Becanus|Johannes Goropius Becanus]], from whose name the word derives, was born on this day (23 June according to the [[Julian calendar]]) 505 years ago in 1519.|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-goropism.wav|July|3}}