shift

ˈʃɪft

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#1·5h ago

A movement to do something, a beginning.

There was a shift in the political atmosphere.

Origin: The noun is from , shyffte. Cognate with . The verb is from , from , from , *skiptijaną, from earlier *skipatjaną, from , from . Cognate with , to shift, , to sort, , , , , . See ship. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·5h ago

An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.

c. 1620-1626, Henry Wotton, letter to Nicholas Pey

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#3·5h ago

(obsolete) A share, a portion assigned on division.

: My going to Oxford was not merely for shift of air.

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