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Word of the Day

August 19, 2017

Word of the Day – Edify

Edify (verb) ed-i-fai Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. Middle English: from Old French…

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Children's Literature News

August 18, 2017

Tom Hardy Back for Final Book at Bedtime

Tom Hardy has read several children’s bedtime stories for the BBC run CBeebies channel for…

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Word of the Day

August 18, 2017

Word of the Day – Grabble

Grabble (verb) (archaic) grab-el Feel or search with the hands: grope about. Late 16th century:…

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Children's Literature Inspired by Literature News

August 17, 2017

UK Department Store Stocking for a Harry Potter Christmas

British budget department store Primark is about to make all your dreams come true with…

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Word of the Day

August 17, 2017

Word of the Day – Crubeen

Crubeen (noun) croo-been A boiled pig's trotter as food. Mid 19th century: from Irish crúibín,…

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August 16, 2017

Word of the Day – Infangthief

Infangthief (noun) (historic) in-fang-theef The right of a landowner to punish a thief caught within…

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Word of the Day

August 15, 2017

Word of the Day – Sparagmos

Sparagmos (noun) spa-rag-mus The dismemberment of a victim, forming a part of some ancient rituals…

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August 14, 2017

Word of the Day – Plaud

Plaud (verb) (rare) pl-awd To applaud; to praise. Late 16th century; earliest use found in…

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Word of the Day

August 13, 2017

Word of the Day – Frabjous

Frabjous (adj) frab-jus Delightful; joyous. 1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass,…

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Word of the Day

August 12, 2017

Word of the Day – Chabazite

Chabazite (noun) kab-a-zy-t A colourless, pink, or yellow zeolite mineral, typically occurring as rhombohedral crystals.…

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