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| − | <b>fen</b> - Definition: a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. <i>( Found in "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. )</i> | + | <b>fen</b> - Definition: a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. <i>( Found in "Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. )</i> See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fen Wikipedia article on fens]. |
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| − | radix - in mathematics the number of unique digits in a number writing system. Synonym in mathematics is 'base'. Radix from the Latin word for <i>root</i> . . . | + | <b>radix</b> - in mathematics the number of unique digits in a number writing system. Synonym in mathematics is 'base'. Radix from the Latin word for <i>root</i> . . . |
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| + | <b>golem</b> - noun | ||
| + | noun: golem; plural noun: golems | ||
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| + | (in Jewish legend) a clay figure brought to life by magic. | ||
| + | an automaton or robot. | ||
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| + | 2023-01-09 - need to locate meanings of following words. Faux local links formatted to highlight they're not finished on this page - TMH | ||
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| + | * [[zzz|synecdoche]]<br /> | ||
| + | * [[zzz|rapprochement]]<br /> | ||
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| + | == [[#top|^]] 2021-11-10 WED == | ||
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| + | * https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/the-great-organic-food-fraud | ||
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| + | * peripatetic . . . Per Websters.com: adj. (1) walking or traveling about; itinerant. | ||
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| + | * louche | ||
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| + | * unctious | ||
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| + | walking or traveling about; itinerant. | ||
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| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym demonym] found 2023-05-11 | ||
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| + | * obstreperous | ||
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| + | * obsequious marked by fawning attentiveness | ||
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| + | * imprimatur | ||
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| + | * facetiously | ||
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| + | * hagiography biography of saints or venerated people | ||
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| + | * inanity inane, vapid, pointless, empty | ||
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| + | == [[#top|^]] References == | ||
| + | * https://blogs.transparent.com/hindi/days-of-the-week-in-hindi/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 1 March 2024
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.
- demonym found 2023-05-11
- obstreperous
- obsequious marked by fawning attentiveness
- imprimatur
- facetiously
- hagiography biography of saints or venerated people
- inanity inane, vapid, pointless, empty
^ References
