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Derek Fowlds dead: Yes, Prime Minister and Basil Brush star dies aged 82
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The word for today is… festinate (verb, adjective) - verb : hasten adjective : hasty Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Festinate is one among many in the category of words whose early recorded use is in the works of William Shakespeare. He used it as an adjective (which is pronounced \FESS-tuh-nut) in King Lear,
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The word for today is… surd (adjective, noun) - adjective 1: lacking sense : irrational 2: voiceless — used of speech sounds noun 1a: an irrational root (such as √3) b: irrational number 2: a surd speech sound Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Both surd and its more common cousin absurd come from the
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The word for today is… garniture (noun) - 1: embellishment, trimming 2: a set of decorative objects (such as vases, urns, or clocks) Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Middle French, garniture meant "accessory." It is an alteration of the Old French noun garneture, which is derived from the verb
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The word for today is… choreography (noun) - 1: the art of symbolically representing dancing 2a: the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet b: a composition created by this art 3: something resembling choreography Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In ancient Greece, a choreia was a circular dance accompanied by
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