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per contra
Pronounced: purr-KAHN-truh, adv Notes: I didn’t know this word, but you may be able to guess the meaning Yesterday’s word The word mensch means “a decent, upright, honorable person” First usage Our word came into English in the 1910s Background / Comments Our word is a Yiddish word; it comes from mentsh (man, human being),…
mensch
Pronounced: mench (alt: mensh), noun Notes: I’ve run across this word in reading, but wasn’t sure of the meaning Yesterday’s word The word semelparous means “reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime” First usage Our word came into English in the 1950s Background / Comments Our word comes the Latin parts semel (once) and…
semelparous
Pronounced: seh-MEL-puh-ruhs, adj Notes: A completely new word to me Yesterday’s word The word approbation means “approval, commendation, or official sanction” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1300s Background / Comments Our word looks like “approval” and so is the meaning, so it’s easy to remember. It came from the Latin…
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