WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE BOOK OF FORM & EMPTINESS" by Ruth Ozeki. THRENODY NOUN A THRENODY is a lament of mourning that is...
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Neale Lucas
- Sep 15
- 2 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "LANDLINES" by Raynor Winn. BOTHY A BOTHY is an empty house used predominantly by walkers for...
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Neale Lucas
- Sep 13
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "SLADE HOUSE" by David Mitchell which is the penultimate novel in the DavidMitchellathon that Nat and I...
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Neale Lucas
- Aug 31
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE COLONY" by Audrey Magee which is longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. CURRACH A CURRACH is an Irish...
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Neale Lucas
- Aug 23
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day, well two words, come from "THE BONE CLOCKS" by David Mitchell. FAUSTIAN BARGAIN Faustian bargain, a pact whereby a...
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Neale Lucas
- Aug 22
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the brilliant "OUR MISSING HEARTS" by Celeste Ng which is published on the 4th of October. SPIRARE...
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Neale Lucas
- Aug 16
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "OUR MISSING HEARTS" by Celeste Ng. Available on the 4th of October. AXIOMATIC adjective self-evident or...
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Neale Lucas
- Aug 15
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
Thanks to Nat, for this wonderful Word of the Day. TRISTESSE noun LITERARY a state of melancholy sadness. "lamenting a lost love, he...
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Neale Lucas
- Jul 20
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET" by David Mitchell. FEBRIFUGE noun noun: febrifuge; plural noun:...
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Neale Lucas
- Jul 16
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The word of the day comes from "BATAVIA" by Peter Fitzsimons. PRIMA FACIE adjective based on the first impression; accepted as correct...
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Neale Lucas
- Jul 8
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET" by David Mitchell. INGRAVESCENT adjective MEDICINE adjective:...
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Neale Lucas
- Jun 26
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
NOMENCLATURE noun the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline. "the Linnean system of...
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Neale Lucas
- Jun 13
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet" by David Mitchell. In the novel Jacob's Psalter is a family...
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Neale Lucas
- Jun 6
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day again comes from "BROTHER ALIVE" by Zain Khalid. SPELAEAN ADJECTIVE of, found in, or inhabiting caves spelaean...
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Neale Lucas
- Jun 2
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from BROTHER ALIVE by Zain Khalid. It will be published by Ultimo Press in August 2022. EFFLUVIUM noun plural...
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Neale Lucas
- May 29
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the day comes from David Mitchell's fourth novel "BLACK SWAN GREEN" SOPHISTRY noun the use of clever but false arguments,...
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Neale Lucas
- May 21
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "MY FATHER AND OTHER ANMIMALS" by Sam Vincent. Published by Black Inc with a release date of August 2022....
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Neale Lucas
- May 12
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "THE CHANGE" by Kirsten miller. SCHADENFREUDE noun pleasure derived by someone from another person's...
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Neale Lucas
- May 10
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
DERACINATE verb uproot (someone) from their natural geographical, social, or cultural environment, especially : to remove the racial or...
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Neale Lucas
- Apr 23
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from David Mitchell's masterpiece "CLOUD ATLAS", which Nat and I have just about finished. QUIXOTISM Quixotism...
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