Anu Garg on words
“Each word comes with a biography. These words have fascinating stories to tell, if only we take the time to listen.”
Anu Garg on words
“Each word comes with a biography. These words have fascinating stories to tell, if only we take the time to listen.”
Dec 6, 2016 This week’s themeIllustrated words This week’s words succulent marmorean afflatus peregrination ostentatious Illustration: Leah Palmer Preiss A.Word.A.Day with Anu Gargmarmorean, also marmorealPRONUNCIATION: MEANING: adjective: Resembling marble or a marble statue, for example, in smoothness, whiteness, hardness, coldness, or aloofness. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin marmor (marble). Earliest documented use: 1656. USAGE: “The museum is housed in a large marmorean white building.” William Wilson; Surprising Mix at New Museum; Los Angeles Times; Apr 13, 1987. See more usage examples of marmorean in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A timid question will always receive a confident answer. -Charles John Darling, lawyer, judge, and politician (6 Dec 1849-1936) |
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