Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2017/August
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unbeseem v | |
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pukka adj | |
The Government of India Act 1858 (21 & 22 Victoria, chapter 106) received royal assent on this day in 1858, ushering in the period of British rule in India known as the British Raj. | |
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aye-aye n | |
Twins Days, a festival celebrating multiple births, takes place annually in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA, during the first full weekend of August. | |
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gee-gee n | |
Twins Days, a festival celebrating multiple births, takes place annually in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA, during the first full weekend of August. | |
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matchy-matchy adj | |
Twins Days, a festival celebrating multiple births, takes place annually in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA, during the first full weekend of August. | |
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nudge nudge wink wink interj | |
Twins Days, a festival celebrating multiple births, takes place annually in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA, during the first full weekend of August. | |
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nene n | |
Twins Days, a festival celebrating multiple births, takes place annually in Twinsburg, Ohio, USA, during the first full weekend of August. | |
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for August 8 | |
filch v | |
The Great Train Robbery took place at Bridego Railway Bridge, in Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, on this day in 1963. Most of the over £2.6 million in cash which was stolen has never been recovered. | |
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merlion n | |
Today is Singapore’s National Day, which commemorates the nation’s independence from Malaysia in 1965. | |
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10
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adroit adj | |
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11
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find oneself v | |
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gunmetal n | |
American gunmaker Eliphalet Remington, who founded the Remington Arms company and designed the Remington rifle, died on this day in 1861. | |
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sinistromanual adj | |
Today is celebrated by some people as International Lefthanders Day. | |
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rupee n | |
Today is the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan, and thus the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India. Pakistan and India are two of the countries that call their currency the rupee. | |
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pomerium n | |
Today is Ferragosto, a public holiday in Italy. The term derives from the Latin feriae Augusti (holidays of the Emperor Augustus), and is said to have been introduced by Augustus after his victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 bce. | |
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come together v | |
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17
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grisly adj | |
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18
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scabrous adj | |
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trickle truth n | |
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20
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underbelly n | |
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21
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occultation n | |
On this day in 2017, a total solar eclipse is visible within a band across the contiguous United States, the first time since June 8, 1918. | |
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talking head n | |
Charles Francis Jenkins, one of the inventors of television, was born on this day in 1867. | |
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23
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for August 23 | |
paean n | |
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24
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for August 24 | |
lumination n | |
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25
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for August 25 | |
apple of discord n | |
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26
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steamer n | |
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27
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for August 27 | |
chthonic adj | |
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28
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for August 28 | |
syndicate n | |
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29
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for August 29 | |
Skynet proper n | |
Today is the 20th anniversary of “Judgment Day”, the day in 1997 when Skynet is supposed to initiate a nuclear holocaust in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day. | |
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janissary n | |
Today is Zafer Bayramı (Victory Day) in Turkey, which commemorates the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922 that ended the Turkish War of Independence. | |
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shambolic adj | |
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