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unified
The separate names used for female nurses "kangofu" and male nurses "kangoshi", were unified in 2002 into "kangoshi".
The separate names used for female nurses "kangofu" and male nurses "kangoshi", were unified in 2002 into "kangoshi".
When a word is borrowed from another language, it frequently begins by having the same meaning; but with continued use in both languages, the now separate words may accrete disparate connotations.