Happy Tuesday everyone! Today’s word is:
Scansion
- the action of scanning a line or a verse to find out its rhythm.
- the rhythm of a line or verse.
Source: Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Word of the day: Chimera
It has been a while since I’ve written a WoTD post, but I’m going to try to keep at it from now on. The first I think I’ve heard of the word ‘chimera’ was in a Harry Potter book, many of us know it as a mythical creature but I wasn’t aware of its second meaning.
Chimera
- (in Greek mythology) a female monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a snake’s tail.
- an unrealistic hope or dream.
Source: Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Word of the day: Honkytonk
I was listening to some Alan Jackson when I heard him mention this word in one of his songs and heck, it sounded catchy so I was curious about what it meant and come on, I can’t go singing something I don’t know!
- a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
- adjective
- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a honky-tonk: a honky-tonk atmosphere.
- characterized by or having a large number of honky-tonks: the honky-tonk part of town.
- Music . noting a style of ragtime piano-playing characterized by a strict two-four or four-four bass, either contrapuntal or chordal, and a melody embellished with chords and syncopated rhythms, typically performed on a piano whose strings have been muffled and given a tinny sound.
Source: Dictionary.com
Word of the day … well sort of: 404
Though this isn’t a word, but it still has a meaning behind it, most of us get frustrated when we see it (1.) …
- 404
1. noun
Also called 404 error . Computers . an error message sent by a Web server to a browser when the user has typed an incorrect URL, tried to access a Web page that is no longer available, or clicked on a broken link on a Web page: They must have taken down their Web site; I keep getting that annoying “404 – File Not Found” message.
2.
Slang . a person who is stupid or uninformed.
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/404+?qsrc=3086
Word of the day: Christmas cactus
So what exactly is a Christmas cactus? Keep reading to find out.
- Christmas cactus(Schlumbergera)
epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter.
Word of the day: Cicerone
Today’s word is:
- Cicerone (pl.ciceroni)
- a guide who gives information about antiques and places of interest to sightseers.
<ORIGIN> early 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin Cicero, Ciceron apparently alluding humorously to his eloquence or learning.
Source: The New Oxford American Dictionary
Word of the day: Lollapalooza
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This one sounds like one of the words my five year old brother made up but what it actually means is: Lollapalooza noun, Slang 1. an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. Origin: 1900–05, … Continue reading
Word of the day: Delate
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The word of the day is: Delate – report (an offense or crime): they may delate my slackness to my patron. <DERIVATIVES> n. delation, n. delator <ORIGIN> late 15th cent. from Latin delat-, ‘referred, carried away’, from the verb deferre. … Continue reading
Word of the day: Clandestine
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The word of the day, or more like word of the night(I’m terribly late today), is: Clandestine – adj. kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit: she deserved better than these clandestine meeting. <ORIGIN>mid 16th cent.: from French clandestin … Continue reading
Word of the day: Bra Burner
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This says it all. Okay I searched for a random word begining with ‘Br’ on my Kindle and this is what caught my eye! I mean you’ve got to admit it sounds a bit funny but here’s what it means: … Continue reading
