Word of the Day
Doppelgänger
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
an apparition or double of a living person.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘double-goer.’
Do you have a doppelgänger?
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Panjandrum
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Grand Panjandrum, an invented phrase in a nonsense verse (1755) by S. Foote.
The Great Panjandrum of these “Word of the Day”s is Andy Ruffett.
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Contemplative
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
adjective
expressing or involving prolonged thought : she regarded me with a contemplative eye.
• involving or given to deep silent prayer or religious meditation : contemplative knowledge of God.
noun
a person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer, esp. in a monastery or convent.
DERIVATIVES
contemplatively adverb
It’s a contemplative complication.
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Popinjay
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
1 dated a vain or conceited person, esp. one who dresses or behaves extravagantly.
2 archaic a parrot.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French papingay, via Spanish from Arabic babbaġā. The change in the ending was due to association with jay .
Rule #1: Don’t be a popinjay.
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Chair
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
1 a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs.
• historical a sedan chair.
• short for chairlift .
2 the person in charge of a meeting or organization (used as a neutral alternative to chairman or chairwoman) : the deputy chair of the Supreme Soviet.
• an official position of authority, for example on a board of directors : the editorial chair.
• (also chair umpire) Tennis another term for umpire .
3 a professorship : he held a chair in physics.
4 a particular seat in an orchestra : [as adj., in combination ] she was fourth-chair trumpet.
5 ( the chair) short for electric chair .
6 chiefly Brit. a metal socket holding a railroad rail in place.
verb [ trans. ]
1 act as chairperson of or preside over (an organization, meeting, or public event).
2 Brit. carry (someone) aloft in a chair or in a sitting position to celebrate a victory.
PHRASES
take the chair act as chairperson.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop’s throne, etc.,’ chaise ‘chair’ ), from Latin cathedra ‘seat,’ from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral.
Without chairs, where would we sit down?
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Soldier
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
1 a person who serves in an army.
• (also common soldier or private soldier) a private in an army.
2 Entomology a wingless caste of ant or termite with a large specially modified head and jaws, involved chiefly in defense.
3 Brit., informal a strip of bread or toast, used for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
• [usu. as adj. ] an upright brick, timber, or other building element.
verb [ intrans. ]
serve as a soldier : [as n. ] ( soldiering) soldiering was what the colonel understood.
• ( soldier on) informal carry on doggedly; persevere : Gary wasn’t enjoying this, but he soldiered on.
• informal work more slowly than one’s capacity; loaf or malinger : is it the reason you’ve been soldiering on the job?
DERIVATIVES
soldierly adjective
soldiership |-ˌ sh ip| noun ( archaic).
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French soldier, from soulde ‘(soldier’s) pay,’ from Latin solidus (see solidus ). The verb dates from the early 17th cent.
I disagree with war, but I still support our soldiers. I will not wear a poppy for Remembrance Day because what does the poppy symbolize? You know what it was supposed to symbolize? The fact that after World War I there would be no other wars. Well, guess what? We still have wars. It’s become a useless political statement right now. So as much as I support our troops and all soldiers, I do not support war. Why do we fight? We fight for stupid reasons and people die because of it. This is why we should respect the soldiers who fight in these wars. They sometimes die or suffer tremendously to serve their country for a war that they didn’t even start and might not even understand. Soldiers do not get paid enough to suffer as they do. People used to fight in wars because it was all glory, but it’s not. So you know who are the real soldiers? The ones against war. Let’s end war and if we fight and die to end it, let’s die for a real cause. Let’s begin the war to end all wars, which will actually end wars. Not unlike World War I.
Word of the Day
Epitome
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
noun
1 ( the epitome of) a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type : she looked the epitome of elegance and good taste.
2 a summary of a written work; an abstract.
• archaic a thing representing something else in miniature.
DERIVATIVES
epitomist |-mist| noun
ORIGIN early 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein ‘abridge,’ from epi ‘in addition’ + temnein ‘to cut.’
I am the epitome of good faith. What about you?
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Portrait
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
1 a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, esp. one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
• a representation or impression of someone or something in language or on film : the writer builds up a full and fascinating portrait of a community.
2 [as adj. ] (of a page, book, or illustration, or the manner in which it is set or printed) higher than it is wide : you can print landscape and portrait pages in the same document. Compare with landscape (sense 2).
DERIVATIVES
portraitist |ˈpôrtrətist; -ˌtrātist| noun (in sense 1) .
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French portraire ‘portray.’
Pictures of you, pictures of me, when we come together is when we form harmony.
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Company
Mac Dictionary’s definition:
a commercial business : a shipping company | [in names ] the Ford Motor Company | [as adj. ] a company director.
2 the fact or condition of being with another or others, esp. in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment : I could do with some company.
• a person or people seen as a source of such friendship and enjoyment : she is excellent company.
• the person or group of people whose society someone is currently sharing : he was silent among such distinguished company.
• a visiting person or group of people : I’m expecting company.
3 a number of individuals gathered together, esp. for a particular purpose : the mayor addressed the assembled company.
• a body of soldiers, esp. the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain : the troops of C Company.
• a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together : a touring opera company.
4 ( the Company) informal the Central Intelligence Agency.
verb ( -nies, -nied) [ intrans. ] ( company with) poetic/literary
associate with; keep company with : these men which have companied with us all this time.
• [ trans. ] archaic accompany (someone) : the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself.
PHRASES
and company used after a person’s name to denote those people usually associated with them : the psycholinguistics of Jacques Lacan and company. • used in the name of a business to denote other unspecified partners : Little, Brown and Company.
be in good company be in the same situation as someone important or respected : if you spot the ghost, you are in good company: King George V saw it too.
in company with another person or a group of people : you were never to mention in company your father’s uncle.
in company with together with : the U.S. dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market.
keep someone company accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them from feeling lonely or bored. • engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable : I’ll have a drink myself, just to keep you company.
keep company with associate with habitually : we don’t especially care for the people he’s been keeping company with. • have a social or romantic relationship with; date : are you keeping company with anyone special these days?
part company see part .
ORIGIN Middle English (in senses 2 and 3) : from Old French compainie; related to compaignon (see companion 1 ).
Who owns their own company?
Word of the Day
Antidisestablishmentarianism
Urban Dictionary defines it as:
One moron said that it is a word used to describe people who are against the Church of England. They spelt it wrong as well-it’s *establish* not *astablish*.
Actually, antidisestablishmentarianism is the belief held by those who are against people who are against the unity of the Church of England and the Monarchy.
Actually, antidisestablishmentarianism is the belief held by those who are against people who are against the unity of the Church of England and the Monarchy.
It is broken down like this:
*Anti*-Against, *Dis*-the removal of
*Establishment*-the Monarchy and Church
*Arian*-person or group,
*Ism*-a belief
*Anti*-Against, *Dis*-the removal of
*Establishment*-the Monarchy and Church
*Arian*-person or group,
*Ism*-a belief
Apparently a lot of people don’t know how to spell ridiculously long words. But hey, I guess adding a new word is okay. Spelt? SPELLED. Dude, you can spell long words but you can’t even write a short one. Wow.
(Source: urbandictionary.com)
