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Monday, October 17, 2005

"I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself." ~ Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine; US actress & television talk show host (1954 - )

aeon or eon
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek aiOn -- more at AYE
1 : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : AGE
2 a usually eon : a very large division of geologic time usually longer than an era
b : a unit of geologic time equal to one billion years

paean
Pronunciation: 'pE-&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, hymn of thanksgiving especially addressed to Apollo, from Greek paian, paiOn, from Paian, PaiOn, epithet of Apollo in the hymn
: a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph; broadly : ENCOMIUM, TRIBUTE

1 Comments:

  • I wih we had "Oprah" here in Singapore :-( Better yet, David Letterman...

    By Blogger PF, at 1:11 PM  

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