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by Audiendus
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Cenacle
Replies: 3
Views: 2459

Re: Cenacle

It is a word without support staff: no adjective or verb has been derived from it.
It would seem reasonable to use cenacular as an adjective. (There is apparently a Latin adjective cenacularius.)
by Audiendus
Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Bulletin
Replies: 0
Views: 59

Bulletin

bulletin

From French and Italian.

From Latin bulla, a round object (compare ball and bullet), via the senses 'voting ball' > 'voting paper' > 'official document' > 'official news report'. Hence also related to ballot and (papal) bull.
by Audiendus
Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: List of Eponyms
Replies: 0
Views: 150

List of Eponyms

I have been looking at Dr. Goodword's alphabetical list of eponyms , and I have the following suggestions for corrections and additional dates. I have underlined these. Ampere - [garbled text in RH column] Bacitracin - Margaret Tracy (1936- 1994 ) Borrelia - [garbled text in RH column] Boysenberry -...
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Neuter
Replies: 1
Views: 95

Re: Neuter

I wondered about this too. See my 'Grammatical gender' thread of August 2022 in the Languages of the World forum, where it was discussed.
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Chrysalis
Replies: 0
Views: 83

Chrysalis

chrysalis

The pupa of a butterfly or moth, or the pupa's casing. (Plural: chrysalises or chrysalides.)

From Latin and Greek.
by Audiendus
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Relevant
Replies: 3
Views: 196

Re: Relevant

and misspelled revlnt.
Is this a misspelling of a misspelling? :?
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Palindrome
Replies: 2
Views: 3104

Re: Palindrome

Palindrome obviously needs a synonym that in itself is palindromic!
A palindromic phrase could be called a wordrow.
by Audiendus
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Relevant
Replies: 0
Views: 187

Relevant

relevant

From French relevant, 'helpful', originally 'lightening', from Latin relevare, to lighten. Related to relieve.
by Audiendus
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Glossolalia
Replies: 2
Views: 6274

Re: Glossolalia

Speaking in an actual language, presumably unknown to the speaker, can be called either xenolalia or xenoglossia . Or xenoglossy , which has been featured as a Good Word. Regarding sign language, there is semiotics , which is the study of 'signs' in a broad sense, though not specifically sign langu...
by Audiendus
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:55 am
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Strapping
Replies: 2
Views: 1262

Re: Strapping

Whopping, spanking (1660s), bouncing (1570s), cracking, thumping (1570s), ripping, smashing. I wonder how many more are hiding out there. Anyone with a penchant for lists care to jump in?
Whacking, riveting, stonking, blistering...
by Audiendus
Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Aberrant
Replies: 7
Views: 3395

Re: Aberrant

/ pronounce it the old fashioned way.
Me too. Never heard it pronounced with the accent on the first syllable. Maybe it's a US/UK difference.
by Audiendus
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: AA Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 1904

Re: AA Meeting

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=cannoli
from Italian cannoli, plural of cannola, literally "small tube,"
According to Wiktionary, the singular is either cannolo (Italian) or cannolu (Sicilian).
by Audiendus
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: Poem: A World of Woe
Replies: 0
Views: 406

Poem: A World of Woe

A World of Woe I looked at the papers on Monday And saw they were full of bad news. There was chaos and carnage in Gaza And strife between Muslims and Jews. I read of Hamas and Hezbollah, Of Houthis attacking our ships, Of Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen, And autocrats licking their lips. I looked at the ...
by Audiendus
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Good Word Suggestions
Topic: Prestige
Replies: 1
Views: 429

Prestige

prestige

From Latin via French.

It originally meant an illusion, then an illusion of excellence, and finally a reputation for (genuine) excellence.
by Audiendus
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: Res Diversae
Topic: AA Meeting
Replies: 16
Views: 1904

Re: AA Meeting

Alga, bacterium, and criterion have all become fossils, if you will.
In the UK at least, these are still the only correct singular forms. The use of criteria as singular is a common error, but an error nonetheless.

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