Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2017/September
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desire line n | |
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wigwag v | |
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amateur hour n | |
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ghit n | |
The American Internet technology company Google was founded on this day in 1998. | |
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skitter v | |
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trope n | |
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fester v | |
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split infinitive n | |
The first episode of the original Star Trek television series aired in the United States on this day in 1966. A voiceover at the start included the phrase “to boldly go where no man has gone before”, which is often cited as an example of a split infinitive. | |
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reinvent the wheel v | |
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from A to B prepositional phrase | |
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detritivore n | |
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12
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overstuffed adj | |
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13
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contemporaneous adj | |
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14
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middling adj | |
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loll v | |
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hombre n | |
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animadvert v | |
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indyref proper n | |
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shiver my timbers interj | |
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moonsickle n | |
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olive branch n | |
Today is designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Peace, which is dedicated to world peace. | |
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imbongi n | |
‘Shaka’ kaSenzangakhona, also known as Shaka Zulu, who was one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom, died on this day in 1828. | |
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derisively adv | |
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24
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rainbows and unicorns n | |
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exemplary adj | |
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pie in the sky n | |
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Elysian adj | |
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medicaster n | |
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whopping adj | |
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bombast n | |
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