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July 27, 2024

Word of the Day – Meretrix

Meretrix (noun) mere-triks A prostitute Latin, from merēre to earn, gain (more…)

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July 26, 2024

Word of the Day – Logorrhea

Logorrhea (noun) log-o-ree-a Incessant or compulsive talkativeness First recorded in 1900–05; see logo- + -rrhea.…

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July 25, 2024

Word of the Day – Panopticon

Panopticon (noun) pan-op-ti-kon a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged…

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July 24, 2024

Word of the Day – Donnybrook

Donnybrook (noun) don-ee-bruk an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all. First recorded in…

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July 23, 2024

Word of the Day – Volar

Volar (adj) voh-ler Of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole…

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July 22, 2024

Word of the Day – Asterism

Asterism (noun) as-ter-izm (astrology) A group of stars./ A constellation. 1590–1600; Greek asterism ( ós…

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July 21, 2024

Word of the Day – Parsimonious

Parsimonious (adj) par-sim-oh-nee-us Unwilling to spend money, or use resources. Overly frugal. First recorded in…

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July 20, 2024

Word of the Day – Trope

Trope (noun) trohp any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that…

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July 19, 2024

Word of the Day – Sibylline

Sibylline (adj) sib-il-een mysterious; cryptic First recorded in 1570–80. From Latin Sibyllīnus, “pertaining to a…

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July 18, 2024

Word of the Day – Plouk

Plouk (noun) plwk A pimple. C15, unknown origin. (more…)

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