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Word of the day for December 1
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Eurodeterrent n | |
On this day in 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon, which amended the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (originally the 1957 Treaty of Rome) and the Treaty on European Union (the 1992 Maastricht Treaty) that form the constitutional basis for the European Union, came into force. | |
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Word of the day for December 2
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bardo n | |
American author George Saunders, whose novel Lincoln in the Bardo won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, was born on this day in 1958. | |
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Word of the day for December 3
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fomentation n | |
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Word of the day for November 4
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froth at the mouth v | |
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Word of the day for December 5
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quarry n | |
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Word of the day for December 6
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demulcent adj | |
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Word of the day for December 7
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afflatus n | |
The Roman orator and philosopher Cicero, who first used the related Latin word adflātū in the “inspiration” sense in his work De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods, 44 B.C.E.), died on this day in 43 B.C.E. | |
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Word of the day for December 8
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glaciology n | |
Norwegian explorer Carl Anton Larsen, after whom the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica is named, died on this day in 1924. | |
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Word of the day for December 9
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genticide n | |
Today, the anniversary of the adoption of the Genocide Convention in 1948, is recognized by the United Nations as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. | |
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Word of the day for December 10
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putter v | |
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Word of the day for December 11
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scree n | |
Today is designated by the United Nations General Assembly as International Mountain Day to highlight the importance of sustainable mountain development. | |
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Word of the day for December 12
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Wiktionary proper n | |
Happy birthday to us! Wiktionary went online on this day 15 years ago in 2002. | |
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Word of the day for December 13
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angle parking n | |
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Word of the day for December 14
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retroussé adj | |
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Word of the day for December 15
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greensand n | |
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Word of the day for December 16
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adermatoglyphia n | |
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Word of the day for December 17
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cromulent adj | |
The animated sitcom The Simpsons, from which the word originates, premiered on this date in 1989. | |
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Word of the day for December 18
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fit as a fiddle adj | |
The Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari died on this day in 1737. | |
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Word of the day for December 19
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unguligrade n | |
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Word of the day for December 20
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Shangri-La n | |
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Word of the day for December 21
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on ice prepositional phrase | |
The winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere falls on this day in 2017. | |
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Word of the day for December 22
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etendue n | |
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Word of the day for December 23
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pappardelle plural n | |
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Word of the day for December 24
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carol n | |
Have yourself a merry little Christmas Eve! | |
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Word of the day for December 25
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Yuletide n | |
Merry Christmas from all of us at the Wiktionary! | |
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Word of the day for December 26
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St. Stephen's Day proper n | |
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Word of the day for December 27
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dragline excavator n | |
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Word of the day for December 28
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wurley n | |
On this day in 1836, John Hindmarsh, the first Governor of South Australia, announced that South Australia had been created a British province, and that both the indigenous population and settlers would be equally protected by the law. For some years the date was commemorated as Proclamation Day, until the holiday was changed to the first otherwise working day after Christmas Day (usually 26 December). | |
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Word of the day for December 29
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ensete n | |
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Word of the day for December 30
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cognate accusative n | |
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Word of the day for December 31
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hemerology n | |
Happy New Year’s Eve from all of us at the Wiktionary! | |
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