Meaning is derived from our personal principles, our values, the stuff in life we want to be about.

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The meaning of a word can be derived from its etymology or it can be assigned arbitrarily and artificially.

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Scots words like bairn (child), midden (dump), muckle (large) and even kilt (from the verb kjalta, meaning "to fold") are derived from Old Norse.

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The name stood for Lulz Security - in which "Lulz" is derived from the popular internet term "lol", meaning "laugh out loud".

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Political Islam is a comprehensive vision of ideas and ideals derived from Islamic scripture as interpreted by various scholars widely accepted as authorities on its meaning.

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