Pronounced: ik-STREE-muh-file (alt: ik-STREE-muh-fie-uhl), noun
Notes: You may be able to guess the meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word Niagara is “an outpouring; a deluge”
First usage
Our word came into English around 1800
Background / Comments
As you may guess, our word comes from the Niagara river, not the Niagara Falls (the Niagara river forms the Niagara Falls).
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