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Posted on 07/29/2017 by gegebearbear

superelevation

1. (Civil Engineering) another name for bank²⁷

2. (Civil Engineering) the difference between the heights of the sides of a road or railway track on a bend

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Cleveland Clinic coming up

Posted on 07/27/2017 by gegebearbear

Dates are set October 23 through October 26,2017.

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Word of the Day July 24, 2017

Posted on 07/24/2017 by gegebearbear

mellifluous

(mɪˈlɪflʊəs) or

mellifluent

adj

(of sounds or utterances) smooth or honeyed; sweet

[C15: from Late Latin mellifluus flowing with honey, from Latin mel honey + fluere to flow]

melˈlifluously, melˈlifluently adv

melˈlifluousness, melˈlifluence n

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Word of the Day July 15, 2017

Posted on 07/15/2017 by gegebearbear

in·gur·gi·tate

(ĭn-gûr′jĭ-tāt′)

tr.v. in·gur·gi·tat·ed, in·gur·gi·tat·ing, in·gur·gi·tates

To swallow greedily or in excessive amounts; gulp.

[Latin ingurgitāre, ingurgitāt- : in-, in; see in-² + gurges, gurgit-, throat, whirlpool.]

in·gur′gi·ta′tion n.

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Word of the Day July 8, 2017

Posted on 07/08/2017 by gegebearbear

anoxic

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an·ox·i·a

(ăn-ŏk′sē-ə)

1. Absence of oxygen.

2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.

[an- + ox(o)- + -ia.]

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Word of the Day July 1,2017

Posted on 07/01/2017 by gegebearbear

psittacism

a mechanical, repetitive, and usually meaningless speech.

Two Rights Attempting To Make A Left!

Happily married couple taking one day at a time to reacquaint with one another after surviving several life-threatening illnesses!

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