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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

flex1 bend. XVI. f. flex-, pp. stem of L. flectere bend.
So flexible XV. — (O)F. or L. flexion XVII, flexure XVI. — L.

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