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« Reply #75 on: December 09, 2015, 11:42:08 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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« Reply #76 on: December 09, 2015, 11:49:09 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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« Reply #77 on: December 24, 2015, 10:33:45 AM »

sitzpinklers and stehpinklers

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« Reply #78 on: December 24, 2015, 11:48:12 AM »

Taking the p1ss aren't they?
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« Reply #79 on: December 24, 2015, 06:03:44 PM »

Abiogenesis

Life being created from organic material.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abiogenesis
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« Reply #80 on: January 09, 2016, 04:33:58 PM »

crepuscular

resembling or relating to twilight.
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« Reply #81 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





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http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/illustrations-unusual-words-amazing/
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« Reply #82 on: January 15, 2016, 02:30:04 PM »

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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« Reply #83 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.
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« Reply #84 on: March 21, 2016, 06:38:13 PM »

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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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« Reply #85 on: March 21, 2016, 07:36:49 PM »

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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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« Reply #86 on: March 21, 2016, 07:55:20 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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« Reply #87 on: September 20, 2016, 05:38:24 PM »

Oligarchs.


Obama said it today. I think it was a dig at the Russians.
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« Reply #88 on: September 20, 2016, 07:36:53 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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« Reply #89 on: September 20, 2016, 07:47:55 PM »

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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