Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2022/July
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dossard n | |
The grand départ (great departure) of the 2022 Tour de France takes place today in Copenhagen, Denmark. | |
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2
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for July 2 | |
fray v | |
fray n
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3
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for July 3 | |
mali n | |
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Van Mahotsav (“Forest Festival”), a tree-planting festival, is held annually in India in the first week of July. | |
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4
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for July 4 | |
Fourth of July proper n | |
Today is celebrated as Independence Day in the United States. | |
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5
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for July 5 | |
insufferable adj | |
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6
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for July 6 | |
bidon n | |
Stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France from Lille to Arenberg takes place today. | |
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7
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for July 7 | |
extenuate adj (obsolete) | |
extenuate v (transitive, formal)
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8
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for July 8 | |
domestique n | |
Stage 7 of the 2022 Tour de France from Tomblaine to La Planche des Belles Filles takes place today. | |
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9
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for July 9 | |
illumine v | |
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10
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for July 10 | |
sortie n | |
sortie v
The Battle of Britain—the air defence of the United Kingdom against attacks by Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe, during World War II—is officially recognized by the British to have started on this day in 1940. | |
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11
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for July 11 | |
overpopulation n | |
Today is World Population Day, which is recognized by the United Nations to raise awareness of global population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, human rights, maternal health, and poverty. | |
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12
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for July 12 | |
unutterable adj | |
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13
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for July 13 | |
autobus n | |
Stage 11 of the 2022 Tour de France from Albertville to Col du Granon takes place today. | |
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14
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for July 14 | |
climber n | |
climber v Stage 12 of the 2022 Tour de France from Briançon to Alpe d’Huez, one of the mountain stages of the race, takes place today.It is also Bastille Day, the national day of France which commemorates the storming of the Bastille – a key event in the French Revolution – that took place on this day in 1789, and celebrates the unity of the nation. | |
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15
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for July 15 | |
artful adj | |
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16
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for July 16 | |
gilet n | |
Stage 14 of the 2022 Tour de France from Saint-Étienne to Mende takes place today. | |
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17
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for July 17 | |
rouleur n | |
Stage 15 of the 2022 Tour de France, a flat race from Rodez to Carcassonne, takes place today. | |
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18
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for July 18 | |
on fleek adj (African-American Vernacular, slang) | |
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19
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for July 19 | |
musette n | |
Stage 16 of the 2022 Tour de France from Carcassonne to Foix takes place today. | |
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20
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for July 20 | |
fancied adj | |
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21
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for July 21 | |
kouign-amann n | |
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22
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for July 22 | |
sundry adj | |
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23
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for July 23 | |
last chance saloon n | |
Today is the eve of the day when the Academy-Award-winning American western film High Noon premiered 70 years ago on 24 July 1952. | |
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24
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for July 24 | |
peloton n | |
In Paris today, the 2022 Tour de France was won by the Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard, and the inaugural 2022 Tour de France Femmes begins. | |
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25
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for July 25 | |
resound v | |
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26
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for July 26 | |
soigneur n | |
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27
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for July 27 | |
vituperate v (formal) | |
vituperate adj (formal)
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28
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for July 28 | |
lazaretto n | |
Today is the eve of the birth anniversary in 1841 of the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who identified the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae as the organism causing leprosy in 1873. | |
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29
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for July 29 | |
carnyx n | |
The Festival Internacional do Mundo Celta de Ortigueira (International Festival of the Celtic World of Ortigueira) is held annually in Ortigueira, Galicia, Spain, to celebrate the feast day of its patron saint, Saint Martha, on this day. | |
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30
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for July 30 | |
tincture v | |
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31
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for July 31 | |
yellow jersey n (cycle racing) | |
The 2022 Tour de France Femmes concluded today in La Planche des Belles Filles. It was won by the Dutch professional cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten. | |
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