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plight
Pronounced: playet (rhymes with “flight”), noun/verb Notes: I know some of the meanings; some are new to me Yesterday’s word The word récauffé means First usage Our word came into English in the early 1800s Background / Comments When our word first entered English, it meant, in a figurative sense, something past its prime or…
réchauffé
Pronounced: ray-shoh-FAY, noun Notes: Another great alternative to a common word Yesterday’s word The word quotennial means “yearly” First usage Our word came into English in the late 1800s Background / Comments A nice alternative to drop into conversation instead of “annual”. Our word came from the Latin words quot (how many) and annus (year).
quotennial
Pronounced: kwo-TEN-ee-uhl, adj Notes: Another neat word for a commonly used term Yesterday’s word The word belie means First usage Our word came into English in the late 500s (but see Comments) Background / Comments When our word first appeared, it meant “to deceive by lying”. Around 600 years later, its usage was more of…
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