Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2008/February

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typecast v

To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly. To identify someone as being of a specific type because of their appearance, colour, religion etc. (computing) Changing a variable or object from one type to another

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bailiwick n

The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction, taken as a whole; the limits of a bailiff's authority. (by extension) An area or subject of authority or involvement; a realm

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didgeridoo n

A musical instrument endemic to Australia, consisting of a long hollowed out log, which produces a low, deep drone when blown into

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irony n

A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean the opposite of what is written literally. The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way

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