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Friday, October 14, 2005

"A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning." ~ Lillian Gish (American Actress, regarded as one of the most creative cinema artists. 1896-1993)

phraseology
Pronunciation: -jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -gies
Etymology: New Latin phraseologia, irregular from Greek phrasis + -logia -logy
1 : a manner of organizing words and phrases into longer elements : STYLE
2 : choice of words

Milquetoast
Pronunciation: 'milk-"tOst
Function: noun
Etymology: Caspar Milquetoast, comic strip character created by H. T. Webster died 1952 American cartoonist
: a timid, meek, or unassertive person

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