Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2017/May
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ergonomics n | |
Today is International Workers’ Day, marked in some countries as Labour Day. | |
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2
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punch above one's weight v | |
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3
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Fortean adj | |
Charles Hoy Fort, an American writer and investigator of anomalous phenomena, died on this day in 1932. | |
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4
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lightsaber n | |
May the Fourth – oops, the Force – be with you! Today is observed as Star Wars Day by fans of the franchise. | |
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5
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for May 5 | |
galeanthropy n | |
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6
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for May 6 | |
measly adj | |
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7
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for May 7 | |
epitrachelion n | |
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8
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for May 8 | |
macron n | |
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9
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for May 9 | |
anuran n | |
On this day in 1955, the TV show Sam and Friends, which introduced Kermit the Frog, was first broadcast. | |
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10
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for May 10 | |
Amitābha proper n | |
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11
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for May 11 | |
hold the ring v | |
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12
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for May 12 | |
bahuvrihi n | |
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13
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for May 13 | |
prahok n | |
Today is the start of the three-day national holiday in Cambodia that marks the birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni. | |
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14
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matriotism n | |
Today is celebrated as Mother’s Day in 2017 in many countries. | |
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parentcraft n | |
Today is designated by the United Nations as International Day of Families. | |
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16
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for May 16 | |
twaddle n | |
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17
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for May 17 | |
jotun n | |
Today is Norwegian Constitution Day, which celebrates the signing of the Constitution of Norway in Eidsvoll on this day in 1814. | |
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18
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for May 18 | |
under the weather adj | |
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19
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for May 19 | |
chimera n | |
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20
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for May 20 | |
catchment n | |
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21
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for May 21 | |
smudge attack n | |
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22
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for May 22 | |
tram n | |
Benjamin Outram, an English pioneer in building canals and tramways, died on this day in 1805. | |
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23
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for May 23 | |
defenestration n | |
The Second Defenestration of Prague took place on this day in 1618. Three Roman Catholic regents of Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman Emperor, were thrown out of a third-floor window by Protestant subjects who accused them of suppressing their rights. The regents survived the fall, but the incident precipitated the Thirty Years’ War. | |
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24
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for May 24 | |
Mancunian n | |
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25
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for May 25 | |
sand boil n | |
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26
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for May 26 | |
khachapuri n | |
Today is Independence Day, the national day of Georgia. | |
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27
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for May 27 | |
silly season n | |
Today is the start of the Memorial Day weekend in the United States in 2017, which is traditionally regarded as the beginning of summer. | |
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28
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for May 28 | |
vardapet n | |
Today is Republic Day in Armenia, which commemorates the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia. | |
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29
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for May 29 | |
duodenum n | |
Today is designated as World Digestive Health Day by the World Gastroenterology Organisation to commemorate its founding on this date in 1958. | |
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30
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for May 30 | |
nature-deficit disorder n | |
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31
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for May 31 | |
wont n | |
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