Pronounced: ick-STEN-yuh-wait, verb
Notes: You probably know the phrase “extenuating circumstances” (as I do), but do you know the meaning of the verb?
Yesterday’s word
The word noctilucent means “shining at night”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1600s
Background / Comments
After reading the definition, I felt a little foolish for not knowing the meaning. Our word came from the Latin words nocti- (night) and lucent (shining).
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