Abrosia: This is a strange word because
it sounds too much like ambrosia – the name given to the supposed food and
drink of the gods or absolutely heavenly food for mortals. But abrosia would be
torture for someone expecting ambrosia, because abrosia means fasting or not
consuming any food.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Lamprophony
Lamprophony (noun): Clear enunciation
There's no trace of lamps, pros, or phonies in this word's definition. If
you know that -phony means sound, you might
guess that lamprophony is the sound of lampreys. (Do they even make
noise?) But no, lamprophony turns out to be a rather boring word that means
clear enunciation. (The Greek root lampro- means
clear or distinct.)
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