Pronounced: dee-lek-TAY-shun, noun
Notes: A nice, useful word to add to one’s vocabulary
Yesterday’s word
The word consanguineous means “related by blood; having a common ancestor”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word consanguineus, which is made up of con- (with) and sanguineus (bloody), which came from sanguis (blood). By the way, this is another word that contains every usual vowel.
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