soliloquy n. from latin solus, the root of today's sole (as in only or alone, not as in foot) and loqui, to speak (see also colloquial, loquacious).
ps. elegance + loqui = eloquance
1 November 2010
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p.n. shortened form of michele, feminine of michael, from the hebrew mikhael, derived from a question which translates as 'who is like god?'; from scottish gaelic rois meaning 'headland' - a region in the north of scotland.
Were are word of the day for the 2nd and 3rd :P
ReplyDeleteThat is some bad grammar in the above sentence. Who wrote that?!?
ReplyDeletewords don't happen EVERY day
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