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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