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Kindling

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Amazon Kindle

First in use: c. 2007

Kindle / Kindling / Amazon Kindle

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Starting a fire vs. starting a book.

Which meaning of Kindle is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Kindling came first (ancient / pre-modern). Amazon Kindle arrived in 2007. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Kindling

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Duplicate · c. 2007

Amazon Kindle

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