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Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination'
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William Shakespeare is credited with inventing or popularizing over 1700 words and phrases in English. 'Assassination' first appeared in Macbeth (1605), derived from the Arabic word 'hashashin'. Shakespeare's contribution to the English vocabulary remains unmatched in literary history.