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- First recorded in 1675鈥�85.
- From the Latin 诲脓濒颈迟脓蝉肠别谤别, meaning “to hide away or withdraw.”
EXAMPLES OF DELITESCENT
- A significant part of human creativity stems from our delitescent thoughts.
- The family found refuge in a delitescent village, far from the city noise.
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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fribble
[ frib-uhl ]
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verb
to act in a foolish or frivolous manner; trifle
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- First recorded in 1620鈥�30.
- Of obscure origin; perhaps related to frivolous, from the Latin 蹿谤墨惫辞濒耻蝉, meaning “silly, worthless.”
EXAMPLES OF FRIBBLE
- The kindergartner likes to fribble at the piano, fervently playing random notes.
- The kids spent their free time fribbling on social media.
epochal
[ ep-uh-kuhl ]
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adjective
extremely important, significant, or influential
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- First recorded in 1675鈥�85.
- Combines epoch, from the Greek 别辫辞办丑岣�, meaning “a pause or suspension,” + the suffix -补濒虏.
EXAMPLES OF EPOCHAL
- The release of the film was epochal, redefining the possibilities of cinema.
- Even before the epochal drought of the 1930s, farmers in the region struggled to yield abundant harvests.
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