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evanescent
Pronounced: eh-vuh-NEH-s(uh)nt (the “uh” in the final syllable is lightly pronounced), adj Notes: I’ve run across this word, but did not have the definition exactly correct Yesterday’s word The word raffish means First usage Our word came into English in the late 1700s Background / Comments Our word came from the word raff (rubbish), which…
raffish
Pronounced: RAF-ish, adj Notes: Another new one to me Yesterday’s word The word opusculum is “a minor work (such as literature) – the word is usually used in the plural First usage Our word came into English in the early 1600s Background / Comments Our word is usually used in the plural form (opuscula); it…
opusculum
Pronounced: oh-PUH-skyuh-lum, noun Notes: Another of many words I’ve not run across Yesterday’s phrase The phrase Roman holiday is “an entertainment event where pleasure is derived from watching gore and barbarism” First usage Our word came into English in the early 1800s Background / Comments Our word came from the gladiatorial contests held in ancient…
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