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Mar 30, 2021

This week’s theme
Places that have given us multiple toponyms

This week’s words
coventrate
Roman holiday
canter
Trojan
Kentish fire

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A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

Roman holiday

PRONUNCIATION:

(ROH-muhn HOL-i-day)

MEANING:

noun: An entertainment event where pleasure is derived from watching gore and barbarism.

ETYMOLOGY:

From the gladiatorial contests held in ancient Rome. Earliest documented use: 1818. Also see, Roman matron.

USAGE:

“John might remind you of James Bond, but he has no interest in the honeys. Carnage is his release.”
Jeannette Catsoulis; Review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’: a Roman Holiday with Shots, Not Sparks; The New York Times; Feb 9, 2017.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

It's my rule never to lose my temper till it would be detrimental to keep it. -Sean O'Casey, playwright (30 Mar 1880-1964)

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