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subjunct • noun Grammar an adverb or prepositional phrase used in a role that does not form part of the basic clause structure, for example kindly in he kindly offered to help. — 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 |
Thursday, January 3, 2008
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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preciosity • noun [mass noun] excessive refinement in art, music, or language. — 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 |
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
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accra • noun (in West Africa and the Caribbean) a fritter made with black-eyed peas or a similar pulse, or, especially in Trinidad, mashed fish. — origin from Yoruba àkàrà ‘bean cake’. 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 31, 2007
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pseudomonas • noun Microbiology a bacterium which occurs in soil and detritus, including a number that are pathogens of plants or animals. Genus Pseudomonas; aerobic Gram-negative bacteria. — origin modern Latin, from pseudo- ‘false’ + monas ‘monad’. 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 |
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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Gastornis • noun a very large flightless bird of the Eocene epoch. — origin modern Latin, from the name of the French scientist Gaston Planté (1834–89), who found the first specimen, + Greek ornis ‘bird’. 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 29, 2007
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savate • noun [mass noun] a French method of boxing in which feet and fists are used. — origin French, originally denoting an ill-fitting shoe. 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 28, 2007
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Navaratri • noun a Hindu autumn festival extending over the nine nights before Dussehra. It is associated with many local observances, especially the Bengali festival of Durga. — origin Sanskrit, literally ‘nine nights’. 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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