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The Journal of A. Paige White Racy word challenge
10/17/2006 05:42 p.m.
10/17/06
Ahhh... another word list challenge... May go pi again... not sure... I love looking up meanings for words I think I know the meanings of... but to see all possibilities makes it infinitely more fun to twist and weave...
Dulcet
Etymology: Middle English doucet, from Anglo-French, from duz, douz sweet, from Latin dulcis; perhaps akin to Greek glykys sweet1 : sweet to the taste2 : pleasing to the ear 3 : generally pleasing or agreeable - dulcetly adverb
perpetual
perpetual
Pronunciation: p&r-'pe-ch&-w&l, -ch&l; -'pech-w&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per- through + petere to go to -- more at FEATHER
1 a : continuing forever : EVERLASTING b (1) : valid for all time
I am currently Bemused
I am listening to dampered be mutterings
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