Pronounced: kak-uh-STOCK-ruh-see, noun
Notes: You may be able to work out the meaning of this word; I couldn’t quite get there when I first ran across this word, but I can do it now
Yesterday’s word
The word otic means “relating to the ear”
First usage
This word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
This is another word from Greek; this time, it is the word ous (ear).
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