

Nov 1, 2018 This week’s theme

There’s a word for it



This week’s words

eucatastrophe

ochlophobia

peristeronic

amatorculist

abnegation



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amatorculist PRONUNCIATION: (uh-ma-TOR-kyuh-list)

MEANING: noun: A pretend or insignificant lover.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin amatorculus (a little lover), diminutive of amator (lover), from amor (love). Earliest documented use: 1731.

USAGE: “The titles all start with where he painted them ... The format is Location-Number-Quick-description ... Considering the whole title is ‘Thessaloniki-I-Winsome Amatorculist’ ... he is guessing it’s a painting of his one-night stand.”

Luchia Dertien; Gnomon; DSP Publications; 2015.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Who is content with nothing possesses all things. -Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, poet (1 Nov 1636-1711)





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