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Date: Tue Dec 5 00:01:11 EST 2000
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--gnathonic
gnathonic (na-THON-ik) adjective
Sycophantic; fawning.
[From Latin gnathonicus, derivative of Gnathon- (stem of Gnatho) name of a sycophantic character in the Roman comedy Eunuchus by Terence.]
Lucky I wasn't sipping my coffee as I read it...
I wasn't so lucky! That's hilarious, Dr Bill...
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