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Word of the day for January 1
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Janus proper n | |
The word January is from a Latin word meaning “month of Janus”. Happy New Year from all of us at the English Wiktionary! | |
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Word of the day for January 2
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rosemaling n | |
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Word of the day for January 3
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narcokleptocracy n | |
Manuel Noriega, the former military dictator of Panama, surrendered to the United States military on this date in 1990 following the US invasion of Panama. A 1988 report by a subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations described the Noriega regime as a narcokleptocracy. | |
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Word of the day for January 4
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easement n | |
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Word of the day for January 5
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king cake n | |
Today is celebrated by many as Twelfth Night. King cakes are often baked on this day to be enjoyed on Epiphany, the next day. | |
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Word of the day for January 6
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Twelfthtide proper n | |
In Western Christianity, today is Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ child. | |
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Word of the day for January 7
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pantechnicon n | |
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Word of the day for January 8
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sitting pretty adj | |
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Word of the day for January 9
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à contrecœur adv | |
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Word of the day for January 10
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yucca n | |
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Word of the day for January 11
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oose n | |
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Word of the day for January 12
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filibuster n | |
One of the first filibusters in the United States Senate, involving an attempt to prevent a censure of President Andrew Jackson from being expunged from the Senate record, began on this date in 1837. | |
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Word of the day for January 13
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Hilary term n | |
Today is the feast day of Saint Hilary of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367), which occurs during this term. | |
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Word of the day for January 14
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illapse n | |
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Word of the day for January 15
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cut-out n | |
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Word of the day for January 16
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cereology n | |
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Word of the day for January 17
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knuckle sandwich n | |
American boxer and activist Muhammad Ali was born on this day in 1942. | |
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Word of the day for January 18
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pooh-pooh v | |
English author A. A. Milne, who created the character Winnie-the-Pooh in children’s story books, was born on this day in 1882. | |
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Word of the day for January 19
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unpaid adj | |
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Word of the day for January 20
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aul n | |
The Republic of Dagestan was established on this day in 1921 as the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. | |
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Word of the day for January 21
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mundialization n | |
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Word of the day for January 22
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posology n | |
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Word of the day for January 23
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forspeak v | |
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Word of the day for January 24
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kakistocracy n | |
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Word of the day for January 25
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Burns night n | |
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Word of the day for January 26
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mallee n | |
Happy Australia Day from all of us at the Wiktionary! | |
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Word of the day for January 27
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sharawadgi n | |
English statesman and essayist Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, who first used the word in a 1690 work, died on this day in 1699. | |
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Word of the day for January 28
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forthdraw v | |
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Word of the day for January 29
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receptacle n | |
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Word of the day for January 30
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redress v | |
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Word of the day for January 31
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roughshod adj | |
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