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Cool new words
2017-12-07 - Thursday -


fen - Definition: a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. ( Found in "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. ) See also Wikipedia article on fens.

abugida - Definition: an alphasyllabary, also known as an avugida, is a segmented writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as a unit . . . defined on Wikipedia but not in Webster's dictionary.

heuristic - Heuristic way explained


2018-05-29

radix - in mathematics the number of unique digits in a number writing system. Synonym in mathematics is 'base'. Radix from the Latin word for root . . .

golem - noun noun: golem; plural noun: golems (in Jewish legend) a clay figure brought to life by magic. an automaton or robot.


2023-01-09 - need to locate meanings of following words. Faux local links formatted to highlight they're not finished on this page - TMH

^ 2021-11-10 WED

    • peripatetic . . . Per Websters.com: adj. (1) walking or traveling about; itinerant.
    • louche
    • unctious

walking or traveling about; itinerant.

    • obstreperous
    • obsequious marked by fawning attentiveness
    • imprimatur
    • facetiously
    2024
    • hagiography biography of saints or venerated people
    • inanity inane, vapid, pointless, empty


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