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February 21, 2021

Word of the Day – Patache

Patache (noun) pat-ash (historic) A boat or small ship used for communication between the vessels…

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February 20, 2021

Word of the Day – Shabash

Shabash (Indian) (Exclamation) Shah-bash Well done! From Urdu and Persian šābāš, from šād ‘joyful’ +…

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February 19, 2021

Word of the Day – Omertà

Omertà (noun) oh-me-ta (among the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a…

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February 18, 2021

Word of the Day – Fibril

Fibril (noun) fy-bril A small or slender fibre. Mid 17th century from modern Latin fibrilla,…

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February 17, 2021

Word of the Day – Geodesy

Geodesy (noun) jee-od-es-ee The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the…

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February 16, 2021

Word of the Day – Caliginous

Caliginous (adj) kal-ij-in-us Dark, dim, or misty. Mid 16th-century from Latin caliginosus ‘misty’, from caligo,…

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February 15, 2021

Word of the Day – Clerihew

Clerihew (noun) kle-ri-hue A short comic or nonsensical verse, typically in two rhyming couplets with…

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February 14, 2021

Word of the Day – Hanami

Hanami (noun) Han-a-mee (especially in Japan) the practice or custom of viewing cherry blossoms when…

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February 13, 2021

Word of the Day – Cinquaine

Cinquaine (noun) sin-kayn (in verse) a five-line stanza. Late 19th century French, from cinq ‘five’.…

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February 11, 2021

Word of the Day – Ascertainment

Ascertainment (noun) as-ur-tayn-ment The process of finding something out for certain. (more…)

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