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Word of the day for January 1
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Brooklynite n | |
On New Year’s Day in 1898, 120 years ago, Brooklyn was consolidated with other cities, boroughs, and counties to form what is now New York City. | |
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Word of the day for January 2
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cloud nine n | |
Today is Nyinlong (Dzongkha ཉིན་ལོང་ (nyin long, “return of the sun”)), the winter solstice celebration in Bhutan which is considered the most auspicious day of the year. The concept of gross national happiness was developed in Bhutan in the 1970s. | |
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Word of the day for January 3
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quacksalver n | |
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Word of the day for January 4
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blossom n | |
blossom v
Junichi Kakizaki, a Japanese floral artist, land and environmental artist, and sculptor, was born on this day in 1971. | |
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Word of the day for January 5
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volition n | |
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Word of the day for January 6
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Twelfth Day proper n | |
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Word of the day for January 7
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wide of the mark adj | |
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Word of the day for January 8
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mendacity n | |
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Word of the day for January 9
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man down v | |
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Word of the day for January 10
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spendthrift adj | |
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Word of the day for January 11
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Everester n | |
New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary died on this day ten years ago in 2008. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. | |
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Word of the day for January 12
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upcycle v | |
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Word of the day for January 13
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bolt-on n | |
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Word of the day for January 14
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windsucker n | |
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Word of the day for January 15
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obtuse adj | |
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Word of the day for January 16
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serac n | |
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Word of the day for January 17
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emasculate v | |
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Word of the day for January 18
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frangible adj | |
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Word of the day for January 19
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ununennium n | |
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Word of the day for January 20
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intuit v | |
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Word of the day for January 21
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breadbasket n | |
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Word of the day for January 22
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tickety-boo adj | |
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Word of the day for January 23
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glossolalia n | |
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Word of the day for January 24
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swarf n | |
swarf v
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Word of the day for January 25
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haggis n | |
Burns night is held on this date in celebration of the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (born on 25 January 1759), and usually involves Scottish foods and recitals of his poetry. | |
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Word of the day for January 26
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drop bear 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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community n | |
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Word of the day for January 28
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if anything adv | |
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Word of the day for January 29
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careworn adj | |
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Word of the day for January 30
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soft-spoken adj | |
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Word of the day for January 31
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deep state n | |
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