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Word of the day

September 25, 2020


lament

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Popular words

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  2. surprise
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  7. school
  8. ground
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  10. opinion

Visual dictionary and thesaurus

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Random word fact

"X" was first used to represent a kiss in a 1763 letter from Naturalist Gilbert White (according to OED research).

Quote of month

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.