Monday, March 19, 2007

Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Monday, March 19, 2007

adage \AD-ij\, noun:

  • An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.


Urban Word of the Day

March 19, 2007: celebutante
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=celebutante&defid=1480498

  • A person of high society and wealth whose famous just for the fact of being rich and fabulous. A socialite who is "famous for being famous."
Paris Hilton, Ally Hilfiger, and Fabian Basabe are all noted celebutantes.




Daily Trivia
  • Who was the only pitcher in major league baseball to win both the Cy Young and Most Valuable Player awards in the same year, in unanimous votes?
Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers, in 1968. His 31-6 win-loss record that year marked the first time a hurler had racked up 30 or more wins since Dizzy Dean in 1934.
Word of the day:...........'la visita guiada' [bee-SEE-tah gee-AH-dah]
English translation:........guided tour

Phrase:
¿Hay una visita guiada del palacio en inglés?
Is there a guided tour of the palace in English?

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