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Salmagundi (noun) sal-muh-gun-dee any mixture or miscellany. First recorded around 1665–75. Comes from the Middle…

Aliquant (adj) al-i-kwant (mathematics) contained in a number or quantity, but not dividing it evenly.…

Rubric (noun) roo-brik A title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute,…

Omnibus (noun) om-nee-bus volume a collection of works by one author or several works on…

Charrette (noun) sha-ret a final, intensive effort to finish a project, before a deadline. 1965–70;…

Stratum (noun) Strah-tum/ strey-tum one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers…

Appellative (adj) a-pel-a-tiv designative; descriptive. First recorded around 1375–1425 and comes via late Middle English…

Irenic (adj) ahy-ren-ik tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory. First recorded in…

Cacophony (noun) ku-kof-uh-nee harsh or unpleasant discordance of sound; dissonance. First recorded in 1650–60; from…