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Welcome to Word Wednesday. I know I usually give you a “word of the day”, but today, I give you
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Welcome to Word Wednesday. I know I usually give you a “word of the day”, but today, I give you
lemma [lem-uh] noun In morphology and lexicography, a lemma (plural lemmas or lemmata) is the canonical form, dictionary form, or
Finifugal Pronunciation adjective | [fan’ee-fyoo-gal] Definition Hating endings; of someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a
I’m going to be traveling this week, so the usual Monday Musings and Word Wednesday posts may be delayed. (I
As a history major in undergrad, and a book lover for more years than I care to count, finding the
While doing research for the Give A Lick: Literary Postage Stamps – Humorists Ogden Nash and James Thurber post, I wanted
acroname n. A name that is the acronym of a longer name. [Deseret News] ambidisastrous adj. Equally ruinous or calamitous in two ways or
The Mysterious “Dord” In 1934, the word “Dord“ appeared in the Second Edition of Webster’s New International Dictionary on page 771, between “dorcopsis”
Qualtagh Pronunciation noun | Kwol-tog Definition The first person one meets (either leaving or entering their house) after the start of
Guinness World Records Words Note From the Editor’s Desk: I enjoyed researching this so much that I decided to give
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
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Editor’s Note: This is the follow up to last week’s Word Wednesday, where I mentioned pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis beat out
Floccinaucinihilipilification Pronunciation noun |FLOK-si-NO-si-NY-HIL-i-PIL-i-fi-KAY-shuhn /ˌfläksəˌnôsəˌnīˌhiləˌpiləfiˈkāSHən/ Definition Estimating something as worthless. Etymology Mid 18th century: from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words