

Jun 10, 2014 This week's theme

Words that aren't what they appear to be



This week's words

dispositive

holograph

plutarchy

reproof

votary



Lincoln's letter to Henry Clay Whitney: "There is some probability that my Scrap-book will be reprinted; and if it shall, I will save you a copy."

Who knew Lincoln was a scrapbooker! Photo: Library of Congress Words that aren't what they appear to be A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg



holograph PRONUNCIATION: (HOL-uh-graf)

MEANING: noun: 1. A document handwritten by its author.

adjective: 2 Handwritten by the author.

noun: 3. A hologram: a three-dimensional image created using laser.

ETYMOLOGY: For 1, 2: Via Latin, from Greek holographos, from holos (whole) + -graphos (written). Earliest documented use: 1623.

For 3: From holography, which was coined from hologram on the pattern of photography, from Greek holos (whole). Earliest documented use: 1968.

USAGE:

Michael McFee; Ode to the Blackboard; The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, DC); May 19, 2014.



See more usage examples of "Writing on a blackboard is like writing a letter, or a poem, by hand. For one class period, what you've written is your holograph."Michael McFee; Ode to the Blackboard; The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, DC); May 19, 2014.See more usage examples of holograph in Vocabulary.com's dictionary

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door. -Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel laureate (1915-2005)





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