Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2012/March

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fons honorum n

A person who, by virtue of sovereignty, holds the exclusive right to create and confer legitimate titles of nobility and orders of chivalry

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annis Domini adv

(of multiple years or of a date range) Taking place a specifed number of years following the assumed birth of Jesus Christ

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enshrine v

(transitive) To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest. (transitive) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence

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clarsach n

(music) A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin; a Celtic harp. Today is Saint Patrick’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of Ireland.

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vaguery n

(uncountable) Vagueness, the condition of being vague. (countable) A vagueness, a thing which is vague, an example of vagueness. (countable, in the plural) An eggcorn for vagaries

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perfusion n

(medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues

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fan death n

The urban legend originating in South Korea that if an electric fan is left running overnight in a closed room it can cause the death of those inside

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eat crow v

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error

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