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catabasis: the decline of a disease in a population catadromous: migrating from fresh to salt water to spawn atamount: any wild large species of cat
catarolysis: letting off steam by cursing Though I was unable to fi;nd roots of this word, I did find another interesting one: "catacosmesis" = ordering words according to descending order of importance."
catechectics: the art of teaching by question and answer cateran: a Scottish military irregular or brigand cathisophobia: fear of sitting caudal: of or pertaining to the tail caulotaxy: disposition and location of branches on a stem cautelous: treacherous; cunning; wily; cautious cavil: to raise trivial and frivolous objections ceilometer: instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above earth cellarer: monastery official in charge of provisions celtuce: lettuce with an edible stalk cendal: silk fabric resembling taffeta censer: vessel for burning incense in religious rituals cep: brown edible mushroom cephalopod: creature with tentacles or limbs attached to head ceraunograph: instrument for recording thunder and lightning cerebration: unconscious action of the brain ceromancy: divination by means of wax drippings cervelat: smoked pork sausage cessionary: someone to which something is ceded chabouk: horse-whip chain: unit of length equal to 20 metres challis: soft lightweight silk, wool or cotton fabric champaign: level countryside or plain
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From the Dryden translation of Plutarch's Life of Sulla (aka Sylla). Now that both armies were posted near each other, Archelaus lay still, but Sylla employed himself in cutting ditches from either side; that if possible, by driving the enemies from the firm and open champain, he might force them into the fens. http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/bl_text_plutarch_sylla.htmMy print edition has champaign rather than champain. Bingley
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I just saw this word used this way last week in Canton's book about the history/effects of the plague.. he used the term to define the great english plains of kent and devon -calling them the champaign of england.
interesting how words, just bubble up, and you find a new word again and again.
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