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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

In other words, a to zizzy

  • antilegomena, noun. The books of the New Testament whose canonicity were for a time in dispute. Cf. homologoumena.
  • bearding, noun. Beard-like growth; an instance of this.
  • crowdsource, verb. To obtain (information or input into a particular task or project) by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the internet.
  • durative, adjective. Denoting or relating to continuing action.
  • evoke, verb. To bring or recall to the conscious mind; elicit (a response).
  • fodder, noun. Coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, and grain, of such forages as corn and sorghum; people considered as readily available and of little value; raw material.
  • frequentative, adjective. (of a verb or verbal form) Expressing frequent repetition or intensity of action.
  • homologoumena, noun. The books of the New Testament acknowledged as authoritative and canonical from the earliest time. Cf. antilegomena.
  • intransitivity, noun. (Logic) A relation between elements that is not transitive. Cf. transitivity.
  • invoke, verb. To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.
  • irrefragably, adverb. In an irrefutable or indisputable manner.
  • magnanerie (also magnanery), noun. A silkworm house.
  • menagerie, noun. A a place where a collection of wild or unusual animals are kept or exhibited; an unusual and varied group of people.
  • odditorium, noun. A shop or venue for the display or sale of oddities or oddments.
  • paramonyms, noun. Words that sound similar and have similar meanings.
  • paronyms, noun. Words that are pronounced or written in a similar way but which have different lexical meanings.
  • roman à clef, noun. A novel in which actual people or events are represented in disguised form, as by the use of fictitious names (from French, meaning novel with key).
  • transitivity, noun. (Logic) A relation between elements so that if it holds between A and B, and holds between B and C, then necessarily it holds between A and C. Cf. intransitivity.
  • zizzy, adjective. Characterized by or involving a buzzing or whizzing sound. Now rare.

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