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Word of the Day : January 27, 2021 Itinerant adjective eye-TIN-uh-runt Definition : traveling from place to place; especially : covering a circuit Did you know? In Latin, iter means "way" or "journey." That root was the parent of the Late Latin verb itinerari, meaning "to journey." It was that verb which ultimately gave rise to the English word for traveling types: itinerant. The … Continue reading Word of the Day – Itinerant

Word of the Day : January 26, 2021 Obeisance noun oh-BEE-sunss Definition 1 : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow 2 : acknowledgment of another's superiority or importance : homage Did you know? When it first appeared in English in the 14th century, obeisance shared the same meaning as obedience. This makes sense given that obeisance can be traced … Continue reading Word of the Day – Obeisance

Word of the Day : January 25, 2021 Optimization noun ahp-tuh-muh-ZAY-shun Definition : an act, process, or methodology of making something (such as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible; specifically : the mathematical procedures (such as finding the maximum of a function) involved in this Did you know? Optimization started its gradual perfection in mid-19th-century … Continue reading Word of the Day – Optimization

Word of the Day : January 22, 2021 Sarcophagus noun sahr-KAH-fuh-gus Definition : a stone coffin; broadly : coffin Did you know? Body-eating coffins might sound like something out of a horror film, but flesh-eating stone? The latter plays a role in the etymology of sarcophagus; it is the literal translation of líthos sarkóphagos, the Greek phrase that underlies the English term. … Continue reading Word of the Day – Sarcophagus