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Yarborough (noun) yar-bu-ru (in bridge or whist) a hand with no card above a nine.…

Quire (noun) kw-ire (traditionally) Four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves,…

Gobbledygook (noun) gob-l-dee-guk Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of…

Myrrh (noun) mer A fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees and used, especially in…

Semantic (adj) sem-an-tik Relating to meaning in language or logic. Mid 17th century from French…

Diminuendo (noun/adj/verb) dim-in-ew-en-do (music)A decrease in loudness in a piece of music. Italian, literally ‘diminishing’,…

Concatenate (verb) kon-kat-en-ayt Link (things) together in a chain or series. Late 15th century (as…

Haecceity (adj) hek-see-it-ee (philosophy) that property or quality of a thing by virtue of which…

Arcana (noun) ar-kay-na Secrets or mysteries Mid 16th century from Latin, neuter plural of arcanus…