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Word of the Day

February 4, 2016

Word of the Day – Cicisbeo

Cicisbeo (n) tchi-tchis-bey-oh A married woman’s male companion or lover. An archaic and borderline obsolete…

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February 3, 2016

Word of the Day – Vernalagnia

Vernalagnia (n) vern-uh-lay-nee-ah A romantic mood brought on by Spring. Also known as Spring Fever…

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February 2, 2016

Word of the Day – Erratum

Erratum (n) eer-ah-tum An error in printing or writing. Plural (errata) A list of corrected errors…

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February 2, 2016

Word of the Day – Nonpareil

Nonpareil (adj) non-pah-reyl Having no match or equal; unrivalled. (noun) An unrivalled or matchless person or…

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January 29, 2016

Word of the Day – Bucolic

Bucolic (adj) b-yoo-ko-lik Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life. Alternative (n)…

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January 28, 2016

Word of the Day – Odium

Odium (n) oh-de-um General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of…

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January 27, 2016

Word of the Day – Coquette

Coquette (n) coh-kwett A woman who flirts. A woman who likes to attract attention by behaving as…

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January 26, 2016

Word of the Day – Inimitable

Inimitable (adj) in-im-it-uhb-uhl So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique. Something that…

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January 25, 2016

Words do Not Live in Dictionaries – Virginia Woolf

Words do not live in dictionaries, they live in the mind: Whilst researching authors for…

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January 24, 2016

Word of the Day – Egregious

Egregious (adj) ee-gree-djuss Outstandingly bad; shocking. Egregious is a word that has changed meaning completely over…

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