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Synecdoche (noun) sin-ek-dok-ee a figure of speech in which a part is used for the…

Amendatory (adj) a-men-da-taw-ree serving to alter, improve, or rectify; corrective. Amendatory “serving to alter” is…

Vassal (noun) vas-l A person or country in a subordinate position to another. Late Middle…

Jumbuck (noun) jum-buk (Aus) (informal) A sheep Early 19th century of unknown origin, possibly Australian…

Sapphic (adj) saf-ik Relating to sexual attraction or activity between women. Mid 16th century from…

Sloughing (verb) slof-ing To separate in the form of dead tissue from living tissue (more…)

Polemology (noun) pol-e-mol-e-jee The study of war, especially as an academic discipline. 1930s; earliest use…

Alembic (adj) al-em-bik A distilling apparatus, now obsolete, consisting of a gourd-shaped container and a…

Flopperoo (noun) flop-u-roo (informal) A complete failure, especially with theatre, cinema, or TV audiences or…