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OP Date: Mon Sep 28 00:01:39 EDT 1998
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--laputan
Laputan (luh-PYOOT-n) adjective
Absurdly impractical or visionary, especially to the neglect of more useful activity.
[After the flying island of Laputa in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where absurd projects are pursued and useful pursuits neglected.]
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