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demirep
Pronounced: DEM-ee-rep, noun Notes: I ran across this word in a book Yesterday’s word The word bandersnatch is First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1800s Background / Comments Our word was created by Lewis Carroll to refer to a fictional creature in Through the Looking-Glass, which was published in 1871. Rejected word…
bandersnatch
Pronounced: BAN-dur-snach, noun Notes: A familiar word, but I didn’t know the meaning Yesterday’s word The word pansophy means “universal wisdom or knowledge” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments Our word is a combination of pan-, from the Greek pâs (all, every) [the neuter form is pân (everything)]…
pansophy
Pronounced: PAN-suh-fee, noun Notes: I didn’t know the word, but I should have been able to work it out Yesterday’s word The word effable means “capable of being expressed” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments The more common is ineffable; I was aware of that word, but not…
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