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)Mobile phone
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Original · c. 1665
Cell (biology)
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Duplicate · c. 1973
Mobile phone
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