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Monday, May 29, 2006

Word for the Week from Erin's Weird and Wonderful Word of the Day at Oxford University Press

Erin's Weird and Wonderful Word of the Day:

kenspeckle
a Scottish word meaning 'conspicuous, easily recognizable.' The origin is not precisely known, but it may be related to a Swedish word meaning 'quick at recognizing people or things.'


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D.M.H.

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