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March 30, 2015

Word of the Day – Tmesis

Tmesis (noun) t-mi-sis The separation of parts of a compound word by an intervening word…

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March 28, 2015

Word of the Day – Cwts

Cwts (accepted anglicised cwtch/cwtsh)(noun)(Welsh) koo-ch A small safe storage space/a hug. Originally cwt, a gap;…

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March 21, 2015

Word of the Day – Vellichor

Vellichor (noun) (literary) vell-ik-or The strange wistfulness of a used bookshop. Bookshops are somehow infused…

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March 15, 2015

Word of the Day – Miasma

Miasma (noun) (literary) Me-azma An unpleasant or unhealthy odour or vapour, or more metaphorically an…

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March 13, 2015

Word of the Day: Triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia (noun) tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh With the second Friday 13th in as many months, this is a…

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March 11, 2015

Word of the Day: Paraprosdokian

Paraprosdokian (noun) pa-re-prahz-dok-i-en A way of speaking where the second half of a sentence changes…

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March 7, 2015

Word of the Day – Weltschmerz

Weltschmerz (noun) (German) velt-shmurts From German, translates literally as 'World Pain' (more…)

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March 4, 2015

Word of the Day – Kintsukouroi

Kintsukouroi (noun) kin-tsU-kU-roi From Japanese language (more…)

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March 3, 2015

Word of the Day: Recumbentibus (noun)

Recumbentibus (noun) reck-um-ben-Ti-bus This word stems from the word ‘recumbent’ which is used to suggest…

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March 2, 2015

Word of the Day: Horology

Horology (noun) hor-ol-ojee From the Greek horo meaning ‘time’ and logy. (more…)

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