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Elven word of the day, 136/?
urulócë from Quenya
Meaning “fire serpent, fire drake”
Plural: Urulóki
Source: The War of the Jewels
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ancient greek word of the day: οὐρανόνικος (ouranonikos), conquering heaven
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Word of the day. #necropolitics
"racialized people's lives are systemically cheapened and habituated to loss."
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Ancient Greek Word of the Day
κατάβασις | katabasis (κατά, 'down' + βαίνω 'move, go') — descent, a journey down into the Underworld [such as those undertaken by Odysseus, Aeneas or Orpheus]
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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SKI/SCIENCE/SHODDY #ski #science #shoddy
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IMO, one of the coolest words in English.
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ηλιόλουστος (ilióloustos) - sun-drenched, sun-soaked, sun-bathed; sunny.
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to hate
odiar
Remember: Garfield hates Odie.
“How I hate the body odor on a chock-full metro in the summer.”
I hate Mondays.
Odio los lunes.
Picture by JD Hancock on Flickr
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Elven word of the day, 117/?
Rusco from Quenya
Meaning “fox”
Source: Parma Eldalamberon
Russa, which means red haired, and where Maedhros’s epessë Russandol originates from, comes from the same root. I enjoy associating Maedhros with foxes 🦊 for this reason
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ancient greek word of the day: ἀναξίμολπος (anaximolpos), queen of song, epith. of Urania
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Yes she was looking at Ciara here, she loves her redheads
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Ancient Greek Word of the Day
ὄνειρος | oneiros (from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nōr-yo-) — a dream or anything that seems surreal or dreamlike; a prophetic vision or experience indicating divine intervention; a perception that appears shadowy, faint or fleeting.
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