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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Saturda;y #98707 03/14/2003 6:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Starting with vexillology: there are a number of words from same root. velarize vt. 3ized#, 3iz#ing Phonet. to modify the pronunciation of (a sound) by having the back of the tongue raised toward the velum during articulation ve#lar[i[za4tion n. velate adj. 5L velatus, pp. of velare, to cover: for IE base see VEIL6 having a velum Not from velum velitation n. 5L velitatio < velitatus, pp. of velitari, to skirmish < velites, VELITES6 a hostile encounter; skirmish or dispute velites n.pl. 5L, pl. of veles (gen. velitis), akin to velox, swift & vehere, to carry: see WAY6 in ancient Rome, lightly armed foot soldiers vellicate vt., vi. 3cat#ed, 3cat#ing 5L vellicatus, pp. of vellicare, to twitch, pinch < vellere, to pluck < IE base *wel3, to tear, pluck out > OE w+l, battlefield6 [Now Rare] to twitch, pluck, etc. vel#li[ca4tion n. Prolepsis (Noun) Pronunciation: [pro-'lep-sis] Definition 1: Today's word is about bringing the future into the present not with technology but through language. "Prolepsis" means: (1) the presentation of a future potentiality as an accomplished fact, (2) a response to criticism in advance of hearing it, and (3) placing a redundant descriptive phrase, that refers to a term in the middle of the sentence, at the head of the sentence.r Resile (Verb) Pronunciation: [ree-'zIl] Definition 1: Retract to an original position; draw back from or withdraw after having second thoughts. Usage 1: The adjective from today's word, "resilient" [ri-'zil-yênt] and the noun, "resiliency," are far more widely used than their long-lost father, today's word itself. Yet this verb remains a vibrant member of the English lexical cast, still performing in some English-speaking regions. Rubber bands are resilient because they resile after being stretched. Humans tend to resile from disruptive tragedies. Nephelococcygia (Noun) Pronunciation: [ne-fê-lê-kak-'si-jee-yê ] Definition 1: (Literally, "Cloudcuckoosville") Interpreting the shapes of clouds. Definition 2: La-la land, a dream land cut off from reality. Vindemiate (Verb) Pronunciation: [vin-'dem-i-yeyt] Definition 1: To vintage (gather) grapes or pick other fruit. Sevetal of these words were taken from a word list at” http://yourdictionary.com/cgi-bin/wotd.cgi?word=vindemiate Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Saturday #98708 03/14/2003 7:12 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass dear dr. bill, do you have any particular criteria in mind when you post a bunch of words? just wonderin', -joe friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Saturday #98709 03/14/2003 9:33 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Only the hope that some members might find them interesting. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Grinning Monkey Wants to Sing #98710 03/14/2003 10:33 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... In reply to: velarize Seeing the velarize made me begn to hear an old song I haven't heard in a long time. I have no idea what the real words were, but the monkey tells me they were: "Velaray! Oh-oh! Consuah-lay! Oh-oh-oh-oh! ????????????????????? ??????????????? ??????????????? Velaray! Oh-oh! Consuah-lay! Oh-oh-oh-oh!" Can someone puh-lease unscramble this musical riddle that the damned monkey in my brain is grinning about? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Grinning Monkey Wants to Sing #98711 03/14/2003 10:59 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Volare oh oh Cantare oh oh oh oh Nel blu di pinto (or something like that) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Grinning Monkey Wants to Sing #98712 03/14/2003 11:29 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Thanks, Faldage. Google provided this: "Sometimes the world is a valley of heartaches and tears and in the hustle and bustle of sunshine appears but you and I have a love always there to remind us there is a way we can leave all the shadows behind us VOLARE OHO CANTARE OHOHOHO LET'S FLY WAY UP TO THE CLOUDS AWAY FROM THE NOISENING CROWDS WE CAN SING IN THE GLOW OF A STAR THAT I KNOW ALL WE LOVERS ENJOY PEACE OF MIND LET US LEAVE IN CONFUSION AND ALL DISSILUSION BEHIND JUST LIKE BIRDS ON A WIRE AND THE RAINBOW TOGETHER WE'LLFIND VOLARE OHO CANTARE OHOHOHO NEL BLU DI PINTO DI BLU FELICE DISTARE LASSU E VOLAVO VOLAVO FELICE PIUN ALTO E SOLE DANCORA DIL SU NEN TIL MONDO PIAGIANO SPARIVO LONTANO LA GIU UNA MUSICA GOCIA SONJAVO SOLTANTO PER ME VOLARE OHO CANTARE OHOHOHO NO WONDER MY HAPPY HEART SING YOUR LOVE HAS GIVEN ME WINGS NEL BLU DI PINTO DI BLU FELICE DISTARE LASSU NO WONDER MY HAPPY HEART SING YOUR LOVE HAS GIVEN ME WINGS" ...by the Gypsy Kings? Wish Emanuela would translate the Italian... *Edit Note: Sorry about all caps, but that's the way the lyrics appeared on the page I copied and I'm too lazy to go back and put in small town letters. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Volare! #98713 03/16/2003 12:12 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,074 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ...Nel blu, dipinto de blu... ...hit song recorded by Domenico Modugno, Spring/Summer 1961 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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