Word of the Day — Archive Page #284

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November 26, 2018
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What does Transcendentalism mean?

transcendentalism, transcendental philosophy(noun)
any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

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November 25, 2018
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What does zinger mean?

zinger(noun)
a striking or amusing or caustic remark

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November 24, 2018
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What does renaissance mean?

Renaissance, Renascence(noun)
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries

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November 23, 2018
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What does commemoration mean?

commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation(noun)
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

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November 22, 2018
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What does cinematography mean?

filming, cinematography, motion-picture photography(noun)
the act of making a film

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November 21, 2018
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What does acquaintance mean?

acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy(noun)
personal knowledge or information about someone or something

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November 20, 2018
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What does Diffusion mean?

diffusion(noun)
(physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration

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