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Tag: Latin Lesson

September 14, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Finifugal

Finifugal Pronunciation adjective | [fan’ee-fyoo-gal] Definition Hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a

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April 27, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Sesquipedalian

Sesquipedalian Pronunciation adjective | ses·qui·pe·da·lian \ˌses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən\ Definition Having many syllables given to, or characterized by the use of long words  Etymology mid

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April 20, 2016 Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis   Editor’s Note: This is the follow up to last week’s Word Wednesday, where I mentioned pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis beat out

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