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field
"play the field" (informal):

1. to vary one's activities.

2. to date a number of persons rather than only one:
He wanted to play the field for a few years before settling down.

field of study

Origin:

before 1000; Middle English, Old English feld; cognate with German Feld. British dictionary: Old English feld; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld, Old English fold earth, Greek platus broad. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of field: Noun: before the 12th century. Adjective: before the 12th century. Verb: 1798. History and Etymology for field: Noun, Adjective, and Verb: Middle English, from Old English feld; akin to Old High German feld field, Old English flōr floor — more at floor. —Merriam-Webster.

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