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Bird song

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Tweet (social media)

First in use: c. 2006

Tweet / Bird song / Tweet (social media)

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What birds do vs. what posters did.

Which meaning of Tweet is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Bird song came first (ancient / pre-modern). Tweet (social media) arrived in 2006. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Bird song

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Duplicate · c. 2006

Tweet (social media)

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