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Cell (biology)

First in use: c. 1665
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Mobile phone

First in use: c. 1973

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Robert Hooke's cork vs. your cellphone.

Which meaning of Cell is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Cell (biology) came first (c. 1665). Mobile phone arrived in 1973. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Cell (biology)

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Duplicate · c. 1973

Mobile phone

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