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eucrasia - a normal state of health
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5ModL < ML, distemper, disease < Gr dyskrasia, bad temperament < dys3, prec. + krasis, a mixing < kerannynai, to mix: see IDIOSYNCRASY6 an abnormal imbalance in some part of the body, esp. in the blood
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Eunomics - economist jargon, coined 1954 by Lon L. Fuller = the discovery of the
laws of social order
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euphuism
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5< Euphues, fictitious character in two prose romances by John Lyly < Gr euphycs, shapely, graceful < eu3 (see EU3) + phyc, growth < phyein, to grow (see BONDAGE) + 3ISM6
1 the artificial, affected, high-flown style of speaking or writing used by John Lyly and his imitators, characterized by alliteration, balanced sentences, far-fetched figures of speech, etc.
2 any artificial, high-flown style of speech or writing
3 an instance of this
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Anthropologist jargon - no clue as to definition, something about skull shape
' The upper faces of
most were not particularly long, and euryene crania are as numerous as mesene; in
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evangel .
5ME & OFr evangile < L evangelium, good news (in LL(Ec), gospel) < Gr euangelion, good news (in N.T., gospel) < euangelos, bringing good news < eu3, well + angelos, messenger: see ANGEL6
1 the gospel
2 [E3] any of the four Gospels
3 5Gr euangelos6 an evangelist
So "evangelary" would be an adjective meaning "pertainining to the Gospels"
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evection
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5L evectio, a going up, carrying out < evectus, pp. of evehere < e3, out, from + vehere, to carry: see WAY6 a periodical variation in the motion of the moon in its orbit, caused by the attraction of the sun
e[vec4tion[al
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eveque is French for "bishop"
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evolue
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5< L evolutus: see fol.6 Geom. a curve that is the locus of the center of curvature of another curve (called the involute); the envelope of the perpendiculars, or normals, of the involute See INVOLUTE, illus.
So "evolutive" would be adjective derived from "evolute".
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evulgate
v.t. make widely known. evulgation,
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ewer
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5ME < Anglo-Fr < OFr evier < ML aquarium, water pitcher < L: see AQUARIUM6 a large water pitcher with a wide mouth
So an "ewery" would be either a collection of water pitchers, or the place where they were kept.
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The opposite of inaugural. = retirement
Prof. David Barron's Exaugural
IAM Retired
Here are selected images from David Barron's exaugural. Each small
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Gospel: OE godspell, good news
Evangel: Latin evangelium from Greek euangelion, good news
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Why pipers?
Because taenicht is Burns nicht.
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