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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…
ennead
Pronounced: EH-nee-ad, noun Notes: I don’t think I have ever run across this word Yesterday’s word The word pooh-bah is First usage Our word came into English in the late 1800s Background / Comments When I think of our word, the second definition above is the one that springs to mind. Our word comes from…
pooh-bah
Pronounced: POO-bah, noun Notes: You probably know this word, but do you know the origin? Yesterday’s word The word pilgarlic means First usage Our word came into English in the early to mid-1500s Background / Comments The first definition above is labeled “old-fashioned” in some places, and “obsolete” in others. The origin is interesting; it…
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