WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "SALT AND SKIN" by Eliza Henry Jones which is longlisted for the 2023 INDIE BOOK AWARDS. SELKIE Selkies...
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Neale Lucas
- Nov 26, 2022
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
APOPHENIA NOUN the tendency to perceive a connection or meaningful pattern between unrelated or random things (such as objects or ideas)...
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Neale Lucas
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from the brilliant "STONE BLIND" by Natalie Haynes. LITHIFY VERB transform (a sediment or other material) into...
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Neale Lucas
- Nov 12, 2022
- 1 min
WORD OF THE DAY.
The Word of the Day comes from "EAT MY SHADOW" by Linda Cockburn. PALIMPSEST NOUN a document written on a sheet of paper or parchment...
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Neale Lucas
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
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SOLIVAGANT NOUN a solitary wanderer ADJECTIVE rambling alone : marked by solitary wandering
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Neale Lucas
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
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ANTISCIAN ADJECTIVE 1. relating to a person living on the other side of the equator at the same meridian NOUN 2. a person living on the...
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Neale Lucas
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
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ECDYSIS NOUN the shedding of skin or shell by snakes, crustaceans, or insects, or feathers of a bird. ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Greek...
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Neale Lucas
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
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ECCE SIGNUM LATIN see the proof; behold the sign
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Neale Lucas
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
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DINANDERIE NOUN fine antique metallic vessels and utensils mainly used for ecclesiastical or domestic use, made in the 13th to 15th...
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Neale Lucas
- Oct 14, 2022
- 1 min
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CADUCEUS NOUN a staff with two snakes twined around it with two wings on top. Mercury, or Hermes, the messenger of the gods, is usually...
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Neale Lucas
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
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BINNOGUE Noun a headdress formerly worn by the women of Irish peasantry, described as a kind of kerchief ORIGIN Irish bean-nog
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Neale Lucas
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
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ABASIA NOUN Total or partial loss of the ability to coordinate the muscles used in walking. ORIGIN Greek basis - a step, footing, ground,...
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Neale Lucas
- Sep 27, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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