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tournois • adjective [postpositive] historical denoting a coin struck at Tours, which was one-fifth less in value than one coined at Paris. — origin French. Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Friday, December 7, 2007
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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manes • plural noun (in Roman mythology) the souls of dead ancestors, worshipped as beneficent spirits. — origin Latin. Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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requinto • noun (pl. requintos) (in Spanish-speaking countries) a small guitar, typically tuned a fifth higher than a standard guitar. — origin Spanish, literally ‘second fifth subtracted from a quantity’. Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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intichiuma • plural noun sacred ceremonies performed by some Central Australian Aboriginals with the purpose of increasing the number of totemic plants or animals and thus ensuring a good food supply. — origin Arrernte. Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Monday, December 3, 2007
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strangles • plural noun [usu. treated as sing.] a bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract of horses, causing enlargement of the lymph nodes in the throat, which may impair breathing. This disease is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi. — origin Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Sunday, December 2, 2007
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triac • noun Electronics a three-electrode semiconductor device that will conduct in either direction when triggered by a positive or negative signal at the gate electrode. — origin Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
Saturday, December 1, 2007
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prial • noun (in card games) a set of three cards of the same denomination. — origin Pronunciation available online: www.askoxford.com Source: Oxford Dictionary of English Useful links from around OUP Celebrating the new edition of the Shorter Oxford English DictionaryFind out about OUP's Online Products: Launching September 2007 Oxford Language Dictionaries Online: Special offer disgo and busbi USB keys - preloaded with a 30 day trial of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary: We hope you have enjoyed your word of the day. However, if you wish to be removed from the mailing list please visit: Copyright © Oxford University Press 2006 |
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