Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2009/August

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sphericon n

(geometry) A solid constructed by slicing a 90-degree bicone through a plane containing both apices, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting the two halves

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hypercorrection n

(linguistics) The use of a nonstandard form due to a belief that it is more formal or more correct than the corresponding standard form

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fizzle v

To splutter or hiss. (figuratively) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped

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joyride n

An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner

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landlubber n

A person who lives and works on the land. (nautical) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman

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typhoon n

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane or cyclone, which results in wind speeds of 118km/h or above

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requiem n

A mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person. A musical composition for such a mass. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person

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articulation n

A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending. The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech. (music) The manner in which something is tongued, slurred or bowed. (accounting) A state in which the elements of financial statements are fundamentally interrelated

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