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Mashup Score: 6Word of the Day: Megillah - 12 month(s) ago
Megillah comes from the Yiddish word megile, which itself comes from the Hebrew noun mĕgillāh, meaning ‘scroll’ or ‘volume.’ (Mĕgillāh is especially likely to be used in reference to the Book of
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Mashup Score: 96Word of the Day: Inkling - 2 year(s) ago
This may come as a surprise, but inkling has not a drop to do with ink, whether of squid, tattoo, or any other variety. Originating in English in the early 16th century, inkling comes instead from
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RT @MerriamWebster: The #WordOfTheDay is ‘inkling.’ https://t.co/2wwpdvLOd6 https://t.co/CHg1aksx9h
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Mashup Score: 104Word of the Day: Asunder - 2 year(s) ago
To get to the root of today’s word, it helps to take it apart and focus on the sunder. You see, asunder comes from the verb sunder, which means ‘to break apart’ or ‘to become parted, disunited, or
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RT @MerriamWebster: The #WordOfTheDay is ‘asunder.’ https://t.co/LMmPkfsDF6 https://t.co/mPldMz1uG5
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Mashup Score: 5Definition of VAPE - 2 year(s) ago
to inhale vapor through the mouth from a usually battery-operated electronic device (such as an electronic cigarette) that heats up and vaporizes… See the full definition
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Feeling very honored to learn that @MerriamWebster used one my recent @KFFHealthNews stories to illustrate how "vaping" is used in a sentence. https://t.co/GNDXA8odny
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Mashup Score: 154Word of the Day: Symbiosis - 2 year(s) ago
Symbiosis was adopted by the scientific community in the late 1800s, coming ultimately (via German) from the Greek symbíōsis, meaning ‘living together, companionship.’ Of course, there are a lot of
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RT @MerriamWebster: The #WordOfTheDay is ‘symbiosis.’ https://t.co/atsMjlphSZ https://t.co/ibeeRggTUp
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Mashup Score: 0Definition of SHRIVE - 2 year(s) ago
to administer the sacrament of reconciliation to; to free from guilt; to confess one’s sins especially to a priest… See the full definition
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@Prof_IanD How come I’m not an etymologist‽ https://t.co/CZmkNCdIix
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Mashup Score: 0Definition of PECULIAR - 2 year(s) ago
characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive; different from the usual or normal:; special, particular… See the full definition
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Peculiar Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster 🧐- one of my favorite words - Happy Monday everyone ! https://t.co/hNd0ZtXJqs
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Mashup Score: 0Definition of ART - 2 year(s) ago
skill acquired by experience, study, or observation; a branch of learning:; one of the humanities… See the full definition
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@DavidLBrownMD @paquin_amelie @SharonneHayes @HeartDocSharon @DrMarthaGulati Merriam-Webster disagrees with you: https://t.co/ih6m0Ii4qh
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Mashup Score: 8Word of the Day: Dreidel - 2 year(s) ago
If your dreidel is spinning beneath the glow of the menorah, it’s probably the Jewish festival of lights known as Hanukkah. The holiday celebrates the miracle of a small amount of oil—enough for one
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Happy Chanukah! https://t.co/5fR6iGR6gC
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Mashup Score: 1Word of the Year 2022 - 2 year(s) ago
‘Gaslighting,’ plus ‘sentient,’ ‘omicron,’ ‘queen consort,’ and other top lookups of 2022
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Word of the Year 2022 | Gaslighting https://t.co/RqARmzwWjs
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Happy Purim. Chag Sameach! https://t.co/1Mk65M2M8f