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BONDING
Definition of BONDING
verb
present participle and gerund of bond
noun
A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
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Word DNA
BONDING inherits its ancestry from its root, BOND.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, BOND · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BONDING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 159, 26 October 2026.
Built from these letters
BONDING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BDGINNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
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