Thursday, June 03, 2004
Word of the day:Sesquipedalian
This one is one of my favorite words and use it on an annual basis, plus I can even give a quasiauthoritative reference. A sesquipedalian is a long word with many syllables. No really, that's what it means.
As the spelling bee just wrapped up, I guess I should add autochthonous- the winning word from today even though I had neither seen nor heard the word before. It means originating or formed where found. Apparently only slightly different from indigenous as I think indigenous implies life, whereas something that is autochthonous need not be alive.
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This one is one of my favorite words and use it on an annual basis, plus I can even give a quasiauthoritative reference. A sesquipedalian is a long word with many syllables. No really, that's what it means.
As the spelling bee just wrapped up, I guess I should add autochthonous- the winning word from today even though I had neither seen nor heard the word before. It means originating or formed where found. Apparently only slightly different from indigenous as I think indigenous implies life, whereas something that is autochthonous need not be alive.
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