Pronounced: bree-koh-LAHZH, noun
Notes: I’ve never run across this word
Yesterday’s word
The word traject, as a verb, means “to transport; to transmit”. As a noun, it means “transport; transmission; passage”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s (for the noun) and the early 1600s (for the verb).
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word traicere (to throw across), which is made up of trans- (across) and jacere (to throw).
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