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epeirogeny

Noun.

Definition

the deformation of the earth's crust by which the broader features of relief are produced

Origin

Greek ēpeiros mainland, continent + English -geny

First Known Use: 1890
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stoat

Noun.

Definition

the common Holarctic ermine (Mustela erminea) especially in its brown summer coat

Origin

Middle English stote

First Known Use: 15th century
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divagate

Verb.

Definition

1. To wander or drift about.

2. To ramble; digress.

Origin

Late Latin divagatus, past participle of divagari, from Latin dis- + vagari to wander — more at vagary

First Known Use: 1599

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couloir

Noun.

Definition

a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.

Origin

French, literally, passage, from couler

First Known Use: 1822

Examples

at one point the steep, ice-encrusted walls of the couloir are no more than 50 feet apart.
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tumulus

Noun.

Definition

an artificial hillock or mound (as over a grave); especially : an ancient grave : barrow

Origin

Middle English, from Latin; akin to Latin tumēre to swell — more at thumb

First Known Use: 15th century
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obturator

Noun.

Definition

an opening that is the largest foramen in the human body, is situated between the ischium and pubis of the hip bone, and is closed by the obturator membrane except for the obturator canal

Origin

New Latin, from Latin obturare

First Known Use: circa 1741
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mesalliance -------Me`sal`li`ance´

Noun.

Definition

a marriage with a person of inferior social position

Origin

French, from més- mis- + alliance

First Known Use: 1782
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garth

Noun.

Definition

1. A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.

2. Archaic A yard, garden, or paddock.

Origin

1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse garthr farm, farmyard, courtyard

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eloign

Verb.

Definition

1archaic : to take (oneself) far away

2archaic : to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.

Origin

Middle English eloynen, from Anglo-French esloigner, eloigner, from es- ex- (from Latin ex-) + luin, loing (adverb) far, from Latin longe, from longus long

First Known Use: 15th century

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misoneism - mis-oh-nee-iz-uhm

Noun.

Definition

1. A hatred of novelty or new things or new trends.

2. Hatred of innovation or change.

Origin

Italian misoneismo, from Greek misein + neos new + Italian -ismo -ism — more at new

First Known Use: 1886
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at Aug 14, 11, 12:56:33 PM

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lyonnaise

Adj.

Definition

(of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
-(lyonnaise potatoes)

Origin

French (à la) lyonnaise in the manner of Lyons, France

First Known Use: 1846
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dinkum

I think this is one of the world wide words.

Adj.

Definition

authentic, genuine —often used with fair <I was fair dinkum about my interest in their culture

Adv.

Honestly; truly.

Origin

English dialect dinkum, noun, work, share of work

First Known Use: 1905
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at Aug 16, 11, 03:53:45 PM

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Awww, Bongo.
You re always so sweet and funny.
I miss Steve Erwin so much...he used be and still now my hero and I loved everything about him especially when he shouts, "Crikey! What was that!"

I get most of my words from books I read and when I read articles, I bookmark the unfamiliar words so I can later look up.
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flanerie

Noun.

Definition

Lit., loafing, strolling; sauntering; hence, aimlessness; idleness; as, intellectual flânerie.

Origin

F, fr. MF flanerie, fr. (assumed) MF dial. (Normandy) flaner to saunter aimlessly (whence F flâner) + MF -erie -ery

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multure

Noun.

Definition

a toll or fee given to the proprietor of a mill for the grinding of grain, usually consisting of a fixed proportion of the grain brought or of the flour made.

Origin

Middle English multyr, from Anglo-French multure, molture, literally, grinding, from Vulgar Latin *molitura, from Latin molitus, past participle of molere to grind — more at meal

First Known Use: 14th century
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ides-----[ahydz]

Noun.

Definition

(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.

Origin

1300–50; Middle English < Old French < Latin īdūs (feminine plural); replacing Middle English idus < Latin

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Guarnerius--------gwahr-nair-ee

Noun.

Definition

Family of Italian violin makers, including Andrea (1626?-1698), who founded the family business, and his grandson Giuseppe (1687?-1745).
They are considered second only to the Stradivari family for the quality of their instruments.

Origin

New Latin, from Italian Guarneri

First Known Use: 1866
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fastigate............fa-stij-ee-it, -eyt

Adj.

Definition

1.rising to a pointed top.

2.Zoology . joined together in a tapering adhering group.

3.Botany .-----------------a.erect and parallel, as branches.
b.having such branches.

Origin

probably from New Latin *fastigiatus, from Latin fastigium — more at bristle

First Known Use: 1662
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diastrophism

Noun.

1.Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.

2.any such resulting deformation.

Origin

Greek diastrophē twisting, from diastrephein to distort, from dia- + strephein to twist

First Known Use: 1890

......From, free online dictionary, word of day & Merriam.
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noctule

Noun.

Definition

a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.

Origin

1765–75; < French < Italian nottola a bat, owl ≪ Latin noctua night owl.
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novercal

Adj.

1. Done or recurring every ninth year.

2. Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.

Origin

1615–25; < Latin novercālis, equivalent to noverc ( a ) stepmother
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taconite-----------[tak-uh-nahyt]

Noun.

Definition

a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.

Origin

Taconic Range

First Known Use: 1892
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synecdoche

Noun.

Definition

a figure of speech by which a less encompassing term is put for a more encompassing term or vice versa

Origin

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin < Greek synekdochḗ, equivalent to syn- syn- + ekdochḗ act of receiving from another, equivalent to ek- ec- + -dochē, noun derivative of déchesthai to receive

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jointure

Noun.

Definition

1.an estate or property settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.

2.Obsolete . a joint tenancy limited in favor of a husband and wife.

Origin

1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin junctūra, equivalent to junct- ( see joint) + -ūra -ure
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pallaesthesia

Noun.

Definition

awareness or perception of vibration especially as transmitted through skin and bones
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Machtpolitik

Noun.

Definition

Power politics, or Machtpolitik (borrowed from German), is a state of international relations in which sovereigns protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic, or political aggression.
The term was the title of a 1979 book by Martin Wight, which the
Times Literary Supplement listed as the 18th most influential book since World War II.

Origin

G, fr. macht power (fr. OHG maht) + politik politics, fr. F politique — more at might, politics

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