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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

Word of the Day : January 21, 2021 Exact verb ig-ZAKT Definition 1 : to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain 2 : to call for as necessary or desirable Did you know? Exact derives from a form of the Latin verb exigere, meaning "to drive out, to demand, or to measure." (Another descendant of exigere is the word exigent, which can … Continue reading Word of the Day – Exact

Word of the Day : January 20, 2021 Gulosity noun goo-LAH-suh-tee Definition : excessive appetite : greediness Did you know? Gulosity is a rare word for "gluttony" that sees only occasional use in English these days. It derives via Middle English and Anglo-French from the Latin adjective gulosus ("gluttonous") and ultimately from the noun gula ("gullet"). It was apparently a favorite word of famed … Continue reading Word of the Day – Gulosity