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Word of the Day: Canny

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the email newsletter of The Dictionary Project (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/), is canny. Canny, pronounced / ˈkæn i / (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/canny; ignore the pronunciation guide at The […]

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Word of the Day: Rebarbative

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is rebarbative. Rebarbative, pronounced / riˈbɑr bə tɪv /, is an adjective that means “causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent” […]

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Word of the Day: Whilom

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is whilom. Whilom is an adverb that means “former; erstwhile” (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whilom). In his 1755 Dictionary, Samuel Johnson defines it as […]

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Word of the Day: Holus-bolus

Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is holus-bolus. A hyphenated compound word, holus-bolus, pronounced / ˈhoʊ ləsˈboʊ ləs /, is an adverb that means “all at […]

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Word of the Day: Bellicose

Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is bellicose. Bellicose, pronounced / ˈbɛl ɪˌkoʊs /, is an adjective that means “inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile” […]

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Word of the Day: Afflatus

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach website (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is afflatus. Afflatus, pronounced / əˈfleɪ təs /, is a noun that means “inspiration; an impelling mental force […]

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Word of the Day: Hobnob

Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is hobnob. Hobnob is pronounced / ˈhɒbˌnɒb /, with a  secondary emphasis on the second syllable, which lets us know […]

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Word of the Day: Anniversary

Today’s word of the day is anniversary. Anniversary is a noun, pronounced / ˌæn əˈvɜr sə ri / (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/anniversary), that means “A day celebrated as it returns in the course […]

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Word of the Day: Dudgeon

Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is dudgeon. Dudgeon, pronounced / ˈdʌdʒ ən / (the ʌ in the first syllable is basically the same as the […]

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Word of the Day: Querimony

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is querimony. According to the email, querimony, pronounced either [kwer-uh-moh-nee] (according to the email, which would translate in […]

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Word of the Day: Succor

Today’s word of the day, thanks to Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary) is succor. Succor, which is also sometimes spelled succour, is officially pronounced / ˈsʌk ər /, with the vowel in […]

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Word of the Day: Ken

Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is ken. Ken, pronounced / kɛn / (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ken), can be used either as a noun or a verb. […]

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