Thursday, March 29, 2007

Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Thursday, March 29, 2007

excursus \ik-SKUR-sus\, noun:

  1. A dissertation that is appended to a work and that contains a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
  2. A digression.

Urban Word of the Day
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March 29, 2007: retox
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=retox&defid=771177
  • To start consuming drugs and alcohol again after a hiatus in an effort to avoid the effects of withdrawl.
"Man, I haven't had a drink since monday and I'm getting the shakes. I'd better retox."

Daily Trivia
  • The name of what European capital is derived from the Greek word for wisdom?
Sofia, Bulgaria. It was named after the church of Saint Sofia in the 14th century.

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Word of the day:...........'el buque' [BUH-keh]
English translation:.......large ship
Synonym(s):................barco, nave

Spanish in the news:

Un grupo espera ser evacuado en un buque de guerra.
One group is waiting to be evacuated on a warship.

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