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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Lacuna
lacuna |ləˈk(y)oōnə| ( pl. -nae or -nas )
noun
1. an unfilled space or interval; a gap.
2. a missing portion in a book or manuscript.
3. (anatomy) a cavity or depression, esp. in bone.
[ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘pool,’ from lacus ‘lake.’]
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Noetic
noetic
-adjective
of or relating to mental activity or the intellect.
[ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Greek noētikos, from noētos ‘intellectual,’ from noein ‘perceive.’]
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tenebrific
tenebrific
–adjective
serving to obscure or darken; gloomy; dark; producing darkness.
[ORIGIN: 1640–50 from
Latin
tenebr
(
ae
),
darkness, + -i- + -fic]
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