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- isoteric - Wordsmith Talk
Exoteric is easy So is esoteric But I found
- A. Word. A. Day --exoteric
“Ancient commentators distinguish between [Aristotle’s] esoteric and exoteric writings -- the former were highly technical pieces, written for use within the school, and the latter well-crafted pieces for public consumption ” Jeremy Stangroom James Garvey; The Great Philosophers; Arcturus; 2015
- A. Word. A. Day -- Words From Archives
Home Today's Word Yesterday's Word Archives FAQ A Word A Day--interrex Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio interrex (IN-tuhr-reks) noun, plural interreges (in-tuhr-REE-jeez) A person holding supreme authority in a state during an interregnum (the interval of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of a successor) [From Latin, inter- between + rex, king ] "The consuls, too
- A. Word. A. Day -- trichotillomania
Home Jul 10, 2000 This week's theme Words to drop into conversations with a therapist This week's words trichotillomania cathexis arctophile symbiosis nisus acedia thanatophobia Previous week’s theme Unusual, esoteric, preposterous words A Word A Day with Anu Garg Do you have trouble verbalizing yourself to your psychologist? Do you find
- A. Word. A. Day --diachrony - Wordsmith. org
Few are worthy of such esoteric knowledge OK, we said that because we don’t understand it ourselves But in good conscience we can’t leave you stranded and uninformed So we recruited AI to explain it (see the image on the right) Enjoy See more usage examples of diachrony in Vocabulary com’s dictionary
- A. Word. A. Day -- Words From Archives
Peter Goodman, Piano forte, Newsday, Jan 9, 1994 This week's theme: unusual, esoteric, preposterous words X-Bonus The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones -Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)
- A. Word. A. Day --dactylogram
Slowly they take over and we realize we need words with even greater potency, words that are unusual, esoteric, or even preposterous, to get a still greater high Are you one of those for whom the dictionary might be better characterized as addictionary? Help is at hand Consider this week's words as extra high doses of your daily fix
- A. Word. A. Day -- dingle
A Word A Day--dingle It's that time of the year again when we feature odds and ends One-of-a-kind words Words that are unusual, picturesque, whimsical, esoteric, or intriguing And like all the creatures in this world, this week's words serve a purpose (as shown by their accompanying citations) They make our verbal universe richer and more diverse So here they are We've coaxed them out of
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