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#69893
05/14/2002 4:26 PM
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Hapax legomenon: A word or phrase for which there is only one recorded usage. A unique phenomenon.
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#69894
05/14/2002 4:49 PM
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And, wwh, hapax all by its lonesome also apparently means a word only used once. See: http://phrontistery.50megs.com/h.html
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#69895
05/14/2002 5:23 PM
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Dear WW: I can't say it again. It is forbidden, I know not how.
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#69896
05/15/2002 12:00 AM
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wwh:
Hapax and hamate are both on the link I posted above. Coincidence? I don't think so!!!
Think we can pursue this "h" thing and come up with a few lottery winners?
Best results,
Wordwind
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#69897
05/15/2002 12:18 AM
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For JazzO: Did you know that the Romans in Britain had a heating system found by archaeologists, far superior to anything in Britain until comparatively recently. They had "hypocausts" ducted heat beneath tile floors. I read it in Scientific American so long ago I forget whether it was hot air or hot water. Shame the idea got lost.
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