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Jul 12, 2019
This week’s themeWords that aren’t what they appear to be
This week’s words
eudemonic
tradecraft
roadstead
sudarium
otherguess
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A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Gargotherguess
PRONUNCIATION:
(UHTH-uhr-ges) 
MEANING:
adjective: Of another kind.
ETYMOLOGY:
An alteration of othergates, from other + gate (path), from Old Norse gata. Earliest documented use: 1632.
USAGE:
“The worlds beyond living and dying, undarkened of doubts and negations, Where other ideals Faith follows and otherguess Gods they call Lord.”
John Payne; Flower o’ Thorn; Villon Society; 1909.
John Payne; Flower o’ Thorn; Villon Society; 1909.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (12 Jul 1817-1862) Got a comment? Click here to share it.
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