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Saturday, November 17, 2012

My Favourite Online Dictionary

http://www.merriam-webster.com/
What is the word of the day? Have you heard it before and what does it mean?

5 comments:

  1. The word of the day is sederunt. No, I havn't heard it before. It means a prolonged sitting.
    Katherine

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  2. The Word of the Day today (November 29th, 2012) is famish. I have never heard this word before but it means to cause to suffer severly from hunger or to suffer for lack of something necessary.

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  3. The word of the day is famish it means to suffer from lack of something, for example: I am famished and I can't wait for lunch. I have heard this word many times before mostly coming out of my own mouth because when I get hungry I say I'm famished.

    -Lindsay

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  4. The word of the day is gambit. It means: a remark intended to start a conversation or a chess opening in which a player risks minor pieces to gain an advantage.
    2013/1/28
    -Mackenzie

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  5. The word of the day is gambit. It means: a remark intended to start a conversation or a chess opening in which a player risks minor pieces to gain an advantage.
    2013/1/28
    -Mackenzie

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