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noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies

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Vitamin C is also called ‘ascorbic acid.’

The Greek-derived prefix ‘a-’ means “not, without.”

‘Scorbutus’ in New Latin means “scurvy.”

So ‘ascorbic acid’ is ‘no-scurvy acid.’

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‘Armistice’ comes from the New Latin word ‘armistitium.’

arma = implements of war, weapons

sistere = to make stand, halt, bring to a standstill

An armistice is literally a cessation of arms.

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The #WordOfTheDay is ‘valorous.’
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@Solzi_Sez Sure.

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'Arbitrary' comes from the Latin 'arbiter,' which means “judge.”

It originally meant “depending upon choice or discretion.”

It was used to describe a decision left to a judge's expert determination rather than defined by law.

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There is nothing special about books. You can become arbitrarily smart without ever reading a book

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@Solzi_Sez opine | verb | to express opinions

We did not do that.

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one taught me love
one taught me patience
one taught me pain

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@_OmnipotentDuck Mass.

'Christmas' is literally 'Christ's mass.'

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@MrFrankTorres @Britannica

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MTV debuted closer to Pearl Harbor than to today.

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honey trap | noun | a scheme in criminal activity or in espionage that involves using the possibility of a romantic or sexual relationship to lure someone into a compromising position often for the purpose of blackmailing them

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@TomatoKigu We didn't censor because of the algorithm.

We were just being respectful.

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@DreamRose311 @CorCornelissen Why did you censor 'point'?

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@brchthe3rd @CorCornelissen But then you people would yell at us for not using the other word.

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@nceladus2 It was originally 'recognition.'

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snafu = a situation marked by errors or confusion

‘Snafu’ comes from WW2 and is an acronym for “Situation Normal, All F*cked Up.”

fubar = thoroughly confused, disordered, damaged, or ruined

'Fubar' stands for “F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition.”

We hope this isn’t either.

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