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WOTD: 📚 Here’s a fun word to say! 📚 Word of the Day: Sesquipedalian | Merriam-Webster

by Caffeyole, posted in Healthy living

having many syllables or using long words Horace, the ancient Roman poet known for his satire, was merely being gently ironic when he cautioned young poets against using sesquipedalia verba—’words a
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WOTD: 📚 Word of the Day: Jurisprudence | Merriam-Webster

by Caffeyole, posted in Healthy living

the science of law or a system of law ‘For a farewell to our jurisprudent, I wish unto him the gladsome light of jurisprudence….’ With this valedictory to English jurist Sir Thomas Littleton, another
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WOTD: 📚 Here’s a word I like very much! 📚 Word of the Day: -Tutelary – | Merriam-Webster

by Caffeyole, posted in Healthy living

Tutelary: of or relating to a guardian Tutelary derives from the Latin noun tutelarius, meaning ‘guardian.’ Tutelarius, in turn, was formed by combining the word tutela (‘protection’ or ‘guardian’) and -arius,
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