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Why Dictionary.com chose argent
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- First recorded between 1400鈥�50 as a noun meaning “silver.”
- From Latin聽argentum, meaning “silver or money.”
EXAMPLES OF ARGENT聽
- Frost clung to the bare branches, giving the forest a delicate聽argent sheen.
- 罢丑别听argent聽moon hung low in the sky, casting a glow over the lake.
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Why Dictionary.com chose confabulate
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- First recorded in 1600鈥�10.
- Combines the prefix 肠辞苍-鈦� + the Latin root 蹿腻产耻濒腻谤墨, meaning “to talk, chat;” related to the word fable.
EXAMPLES OF CONFABULATE
- At the book club, members took time to confabulate before diving into the discussion.
- My coworkers Caleb and Conny confabulated at a conference table.
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Why Dictionary.com chose imprimis
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- First recorded between 1425鈥�75.
- From the Latin in pr墨m墨s, meaning “in the first place.”
EXAMPLES OF IMPRIMIS
- The will listed the deceased person’s wishes: imprimis, that the family estate remain intact.
- Imprimis, the evidence was insufficient to warrant a conviction.
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