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Re: The "I discovered a new word today" thread
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Quote from: TightEnd on December 09, 2015, 11:40:10 AM
Octimated
to reduce something in size by an eighth.
I wonder how often we'd get opportunity to use that word?
I suppose a slice of pizza, or cake, might octimate it?
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Quote from: tikay on December 09, 2015, 11:42:08 AM
Quote from: TightEnd on December 09, 2015, 11:40:10 AM
Octimated
to reduce something in size by an eighth.
I wonder how often we'd get opportunity to use that word?
I suppose a slice of pizza, or cake, might octimate it?
the liberal democrats were almost octimated this morning (Carmichael in Orkney)
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sitzpinklers and stehpinklers
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Taking the p1ss aren't they?
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Abiogenesis
Life being created from organic material.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis
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crepuscular
resembling or relating to twilight.
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Ultracrepidarian ~ a person who gives views or advice on matters outside of their knowledge.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultracrepidarianism
More to be found here...
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Quote from: tikay on December 09, 2015, 11:42:08 AM
Quote from: TightEnd on December 09, 2015, 11:40:10 AM
Octimated
to reduce something in size by an eighth.
I wonder how often we'd get opportunity to use that word?
I suppose a slice of pizza, or cake, might octimate it?
Reckon you can use this in sport as well.
"Daniel Levy put his head in his hands as Soldado missed again from 6 yards and octimated his transfer value".
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Synecdoche-
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A synecdoche (/sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/, si-NEK-də-kee; from Greek συνεκδοχή, synekdoche, lit. "simultaneous understanding")[1] is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa.[2] A synecdoche is a class of metonymy, often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts. Examples from common English expressions include "bread and butter" (for "livelihood"), "suits" (for "businesspeople"), and "boots" (for "soldiers").[3] Synecdoche also appears in the use of government buildings to refer to their occupant or agency, as "No. 10" for the British Prime Minister or "The Pentagon" for the United States Department of Defense.
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Synecdoche-
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A synecdoche (/sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/, si-NEK-də-kee; from Greek συνεκδοχή, synekdoche, lit. "simultaneous understanding")[1] is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa.[2] A synecdoche is a class of metonymy, often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts. Examples from common English expressions include "bread and butter" (for "livelihood"), "suits" (for "businesspeople"), and "boots" (for "soldiers").[3] Synecdoche also appears in the use of government buildings to refer to their occupant or agency, as "No. 10" for the British Prime Minister or "The Pentagon" for the United States Department of Defense.
much call for that in the black country?
good word though, filed away!
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Quote from: TightEnd on March 21, 2016, 06:38:13 PM
Quote from: bobAlike on March 21, 2016, 05:57:12 PM
Synecdoche-
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A synecdoche (/sɪˈnɛkdəkiː/, si-NEK-də-kee; from Greek συνεκδοχή, synekdoche, lit. "simultaneous understanding")[1] is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa.[2] A synecdoche is a class of metonymy, often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts. Examples from common English expressions include "bread and butter" (for "livelihood"), "suits" (for "businesspeople"), and "boots" (for "soldiers").[3] Synecdoche also appears in the use of government buildings to refer to their occupant or agency, as "No. 10" for the British Prime Minister or "The Pentagon" for the United States Department of Defense.
much call for that in the black country?
good word though, filed away!
I see what you did there.. I think you answered your own question Tighty. Please tell me you meant it?
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Quote from: david3103 on January 14, 2016, 05:55:48 PM
Ultracrepidarian ~ a person who gives views or advice on matters outside of their knowledge.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultracrepidarianism
More to be found here...
http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/illustrations-unusual-words-amazing/
Used this one at work today.
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Oligarchs.
Obama said it today. I think it was a dig at the Russians.
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Quote from: RED-DOG on September 20, 2016, 05:38:24 PM
Oligarchs.
Obama said it today. I think it was a dig at the Russians.
Oligos means a few, I believe. Archy is authority, rule, etc.
It's all Greek to me.
Monarchy = rule by one sovereign
Oligarchy = rule by a few
Patriarchy = rule by a man
Matriarchy = rule by a woman
Anarchy = rule by no one
Synarchy = rule by two or more parties
Oligarchs have become more prevalent in recent years with the emergence of money from powerful (particularly) Eastern Europeans. Lots of fine art, for instance, has gone into private hands.
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I was under the impression that in regular day to day use, "oligarch" particularly applied to Russians?
Maybe it is because Russia has so many of them.
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