Pronounced: suhf (alt: sau), verb/noun
Notes: Another word that seems simple, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard our word
Yesterday’s word
The word ennead is “a group of nine”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Apparently, since ancient times, certain groups considered nine to be a sacred – or even magical – number. Our word came from the the Greek word ennea (nine).
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