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Word of the Day April 28, 2018

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catacomb

(ˈkætəˌkəʊm; -ˌkuːm)

n

1. (Building) (usually plural) an underground burial place, esp. the galleries at Rome, consisting of tunnels with vaults or niches leading off them for tombs
2. (Building) a series of interconnected underground tunnels or caves
3. (Physical Geography) a series of interconnected underground tunnels or caves

Word of the Day February 24, 2018

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meme

[meem]
noun
1.

  1. a cultural item that is transmitted by repetition and replication in a manner analogous to the biological transmission of genes.
  2. a cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread via the Internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way.
verb (used without object), memed, memeing or meming.
2.

to create and spread memes:

He spends a lot of time memeing and sharing his videos with friends.
verb (used with object), memed, memeing or meming.
3.

to make the subject of a meme:

cute cats that get memed.

Word of the Day February 10, 2018

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dot·age

(dō′tĭj)

n.

A deterioration of mental faculties associated with aging
n
1. feebleness of mind, esp as a result of old age
2. foolish infatuation
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Word of the Day February 3, 2018

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vac·il·late

(văs′ə-lāt′)

intr.v. vac·il·lat·ed, vac·il·lat·ing, vac·il·lates

1. To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver: She vacillated about whether to leave.
2. To change between one state and another; fluctuate: The weather vacillated between sunny and rainy.
3. Archaic To sway from one side to the other.
[Latin vacillāre, vacillāt-, to waver.]
vac′il·lat′ing·ly adv.
vac′il·la′tion n.
vac′il·la′tor n.