Pronounced: KLING-kuhnt, adj/noun
Notes: Another word I have no recollection of reading
Yesterday’s word
The word untrack means “to remove from a track; change course”
First usage
This word came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
Our word is a combination of English and French words. From English, the word un- (a reversal or a negation) combined with the French word trac (track). This word makes a good synonym for “change course”.
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