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English word razor comes from Latin radere, and later Old French raser (To shave.)

radere (Latin)

rasum (Latin)

*rasare (Vulgar Latin)

raser (Old French)

To shave.

rasour (Old French)

razor (English)

(philosophy) A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.. Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.. The sharp tusk of a wild boar. (transitive) To cut with a razor.

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