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Word of the Day

November 13, 2019

Word of the Day – Mollipilose

Mollipilose (adj) (zoology) (archaic) mol-ee-pil-ose Having soft hairs; downy Mid 18th century from Latin pilosus,…

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November 12, 2019

Word of the Day – Opisthotonos

Opisthotonos (noun) (medicine) op-is-thot-on-us Spasm of the muscles causing backward arching of the head, neck,…

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November 11, 2019

Word of the Day – Xi

Xi (noun) k-sai The fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet From Greek (more…)

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November 10, 2019

Word of the Day – Zenith

Zenith (noun) zen-ith The time at which something is most powerful or successful. Late Middle…

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November 9, 2019

Word of the Day – Contrapuntal

Contrapuntal (adj) (music) kon-tra-pun-tal Of or in counterpoint. Mid 19th century from Italian contrapunto (see…

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November 8, 2019

Word of the Day – Quodlibet

Quodlibet (noun) (archaic) kwod-lib-et A topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion. Late…

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November 7, 2019

Word of the Day – Climactic

Climactic (adj) klai-mak-tik Acting as a culmination or resolution to a series of events; forming…

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November 6, 2019

Word of the Day – Pataca

Pataca (noun) pa-tar-ka The basic monetary unit of Macao, equivalent to 100 avos. Spanish and…

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November 5, 2019

Word of the Day – Greenage

Greenage (noun) gree-nij A fee to use a bowling green. (British) Mid 18th century; earliest…

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November 4, 2019

Word of the Day – Empest

Empest (verb) Em-pest To infect with plague, pestilence, etc. Early 17th century; earliest use found…

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