Pronounced: more-guh-NA-tik, adj
Notes: I kind of knew this, but not exactly
Yesterday’s word
The word Baedeker means “a guidebook”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the German publisher Karl Baedeker, who founded a company that published travel guidebooks. His guidebooks were known for their accuracy and meticulous detail; for example, he mentioned the number of steps to the roof of a cathedral. They were also known for their racism and misogyny.
