Talk:deruncinate
@Equinox, Surjection Hi. What does get on for means in "This word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary, which some people think is getting on for being authoritative" (if that sentence is grammatical)? I surmise it's sense 4/5 of our entry, but I'm not sure. Per utramque cavernam 15:01, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
- Not added by me. In fact, I removed it. SURJECTION ·talk·contr·log· 15:03, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
- I suppose it means "approaching" or "almost", similar to "he's getting on for 40 years of age". Equinox ◑ 18:18, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
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"To cut away or cut off. To plane off." SURJECTION ·talk·contr·log· 14:46, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
- It mostly appears in lists of words that did not stand the test of time, but I did manage to fine one actual use (on the citations page). Kiwima (talk) 21:10, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 20:14, 17 September 2018 (UTC)