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Pronounced: ROH-muhn HOL-ih-day, noun Notes: Not what I thought it meant Yesterday’s phrase The phrase viva voce means “by word of mouth; orally” First usage Our phrase came into English in the mid-1500s Background / Comments Our phrase came from the Medieval Latin phrase viva voce, which literally means “with the living voice”. I’ve just…
viva voce
Pronounced: vaye-vuh-VOH-see (alt: vee-vuh-VOH-chay), adverb Notes: I happen to know this word, but I don’t think it is well-known Yesterday’s word The word aquabib means First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1700s Background / Comments Our word came from the Latin words aqua (water) and bibere (to drink). After seeing the origin,…
aquabib
Pronounced: AK-wuh-bib, noun Notes: I didn’t know the word, but it made sense after seeing the definition Yesterday’s word The word syllabub is “milk or cream that is curdled with a acid beverage (like cider or wine) – usually sweetened and served as a drink or dessert” First usage Our word came into English in…
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