Sunday, November 30, 2008

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dongle
noun Computing an electronic device which must be attached to a computer in order to use protected computer software.
origin 1980s: an arbitrary formation.

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

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hamza
noun (in Arabic script) a symbol representing a glottal stop.
a glottal stop.
origin Arabic, literally ‘compression’.

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Friday, November 28, 2008

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ante-post
adjective [attrib.] Brit. (of a bet on a horse race) placed at odds fixed at the time, and before the runners are known, on a horse thought likely to be entered.
origin early 20th cent.: from ante- + post.

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

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lipogram
noun a composition from which the writer systematically omits a certain letter or certain letters of the alphabet.
derivatives
lipogrammatic adjective.
origin early 18th cent.: back-formation from Greek lipogrammatos ‘lacking a letter’, from lip- (stem of leipein ‘to leave (out)’) + gramma ‘letter’.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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sutler
noun historical a person who followed an army and sold provisions to the soldiers.
origin late 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch soeteler, from soetelen ‘perform mean duties’.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

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contumacious
adjective archaic or Law (especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.
derivatives
contumaciously adverb.
origin late 16th cent.: from Latin contumax, contumac- (perhaps from con- ‘with’ + tumere ‘to swell’) + -ious.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

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plebe
noun US informal a newly entered cadet or freshman, especially at a military or naval academy.
origin early 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of plebeian.

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Sunday, November 23, 2008

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knackwurst
noun [mass noun] a type of short, fat, highly seasoned German sausage.
origin German, from knacken ‘make a cracking noise’ + Wurst ‘sausage’.

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

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Christie
noun (pl. Christies) Skiing, dated a sudden turn in which the skis are kept parallel, used for changing direction fast or stopping short.
origin 1920s (earlier as Christiania): named after Christiania in Norway.

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Friday, November 21, 2008

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kohen
noun (pl. kohanim or cohens) Judaism a member of the priestly caste, having certain rights and duties in the synagogue.
origin from Hebrew, literally ‘priest’.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

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agitprop
noun [mass noun] political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature.
origin 1930s: Russian, blend of agitatsiya ‘agitation’ and propaganda ‘propaganda’.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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brack
noun Irish a cake or bun containing dried fruit.
origin shortening of barmbrack.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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picot
noun [often as modifier] a small loop or series of small loops of twisted thread in lace or embroidery, typically decorating the border of a fabric.
origin early 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘small peak or point’, diminutive of pic.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

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strake
noun
1. a continuous line of planking or plates from the stem to the stern of a ship or boat.
2. a protruding ridge fitted to an aircraft or other structure to improve aerodynamic stability.
origin Middle English: from Anglo-Latin stracus, straca; probably from the Germanic base of the verb stretch.

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

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Reb
noun US informal a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War.
origin abbreviation of rebel.

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

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kula
noun [mass noun] (in some Pacific communities) an inter-island system of ceremonial gift exchange as a prelude to or at the same time as regular trading.
origin Melanesian.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

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Nonya
noun
1. a South-East Asian woman of mixed ethnic descent, especially (in Singapore) a woman with a Malay mother and Chinese father.
2. [mass noun] (in Malaysia and Singapore) a spicy Singaporean cuisine consisting of a combination of Malay and Chinese ingredients and techniques.
origin from Malay, Javanese nyonya, probably from Portuguese senhora ‘lady’ (see senhora).

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Thursday, November 13, 2008

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malfatti
plural noun dumplings or gnocchi made with spinach and ricotta.
origin Italian, from malfatto ‘badly made’ (because they resemble ravioli without their pasta envelopes).

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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katabatic
adjective Meteorology (of a wind) caused by local downward motion of cool air.
origin late 19th cent.: from Greek katabatikos, from katabainein ‘go down’.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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thwaite
noun [in place names] a piece of wild land cleared or reclaimed for cultivation: Bassenthwaite.
origin Middle English: from Old Norse thveit, thveiti ‘paddock’, literally ‘cut piece’.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

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sesterce
noun (pl. sesterces or sestertii) an ancient Roman coin and monetary unit equal to one quarter of a denarius.
origin from Latin sestertius (nummus) ‘(coin) that is two and a half (asses)’.

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

AskOxford: Word of the Day

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leptotene
noun [mass noun] Biology the first stage of the prophase of meiosis, during which each chromosome becomes visible as two fine threads (chromatids).
origin early 20th cent.: from lepto- ‘narrow, fine’ + Greek tainia ‘band, ribbon’.

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

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pissaladière
noun a Provençal open tart resembling pizza, typically made with onions, anchovies, and black olives.
origin French, from Provençal pissaladiero, from pissala ‘salt fish’.

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Friday, November 7, 2008

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ballista
noun (pl. ballistae or ballistas) a catapult used in ancient warfare for hurling large stones.
origin early 16th cent.: from Latin, based on Greek ballein ‘to throw’.

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