Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2008/November

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salmagundi n

A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. Any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany

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bezel n

The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. The oblique side or face of a cut gem. The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or similar object in the cavity into which it is set

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spadassinicide n

The act of coaxing someone, usually through insult, into initiating a swordsman’s duel, and subsequently killing them with superior skill. One who performs such an act

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umlaut n

(linguistics) A process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a vowel or semivowel in a following syllable. (orthography): The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel to indicate such assimilation

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pundit n

A scholar, teacher, or learned person, especially a Hindu scholar. A professed expert in a particular field, as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media

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imprimatur n

An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. (by extension) Any mark of official approval

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blasted adj

Describing something that has been subjected to explosion. (slang) Accursed; damned. (heraldry) Of a tree whose branches bear no leaves; leafless

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heteronym n

(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another, but a different pronunciation and meaning. (literature) A fictitious character created by an author for the purpose of writing in a different style

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zenith n

(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer. (astronomy) The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body. Highest point or state; peak

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