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Hawthorne effect
Pronounced: HAW-thorn ih-FEKT, noun Notes: I had not heard of this word Yesterday’s word The word threnody is “a song of lamentation for the dead; elegy” First usage Our word came into English in the early 1600s Background / Comments I said yesterday that the word stirred a faint memory, but that I couldn’t remember…
threnody
Pronounced: THREH-nuh-dee, noun Notes: This word seems vaguely familiar, but I couldn’t place it or define it Yesterday’s word The word sough means, as a verb, “to make a moaning, sighing, whistling, murmuring, or rustling sound” As a noun it means First usage Our word came into English a long time ago – before the…
sough
Pronounced: suhf (alt: sau), verb/noun Notes: Another word that seems simple, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard our word Yesterday’s word The word ennead is “a group of nine” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments Apparently, since ancient times, certain groups considered nine to be a sacred…
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