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zootaxy - the classification of animals
zooty - an outdated word for a style in the thirties
zo[ri
n.,
pl. zo4ris or zo$ri 5SinoJpn zbri (earlier sbri) < zb (or sb), grass + ri, (foot)wear6 a sandal of a Japanese style, consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by means of a thong anchored in front between the big toe and the toe next to it and passing over the foot
zucchetto
n.,
pl. 3tos or It 3ti 73tc8 5altered < It zucchetta, a cap, orig., dim. of zucca, gourd < LL cucutia6 a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic prelates: an abbot‘s is black, a bishop‘s purple, a cardinal‘s red, and the Pope‘s white
zumbooruk - a small cannon fired from back of a camel
swetschenwasser - no hits on Internet
zygote
n.
5< Gr zygbtos, yoked < zygon, YOKE6 a cell formed by the union of male and female gametes; fertilized egg cell before cleavage
zy[got[ic 7zj g9t4ik, zi38
adj.
zy[got$i[cal[ly
adv.
zymogenic
adj.
Biochem.
1 of, having to do with, or producing a zymogen
2 causing fermentation Also zy[mog[e[nous 7zj m94j! n!s8
zymoscope - a device for studying action of yeasat by measuring amount of carbon dioxide produced
zymotic
adj.
5Gr zymbtikos, causing to ferment < zymoun, to ferment < zymc, a ferment: see ZYME6
1 of, causing, or caused by or as by, fermentation
2 designating or of an infectious disease caused by an enzyme
THE END. There ain’t no more. Stop crying.
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Thank you, Dr. Bill. It's been interesting. The words seem to veer from the ridiculously easy to impossible. Why the contestants should know all these foreign words I cannot see. I'd love to hear the question masters struggle with some of the definitions. I would imagine in some cases there would be room for appeal on the grounds of mispronunciation of the definition.
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Dear Bingley. Thank you. I am sure the words were found by a search engine that picked up every word ever in print on the Internet, including a lot of garbage.
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on the contrary, they have been building their list(s) since about 1950, and here is rule 5, regarding pronunciation:
5. Words shall be pronounced according to the diacritical markings in Webster's Third New International Dictionary [W3] and its Addenda Section, copyright 2002, Merriam-Webster, from which the pronouncer shall select the definition or definitions that he provides.
hence, one could infer that every word on their list is also to be found in W3..
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Dear tsuwm: more than a few words were not in any dictionary.Some of them were goofy coinages found only in lists of domain names.Remember, I have been working with this list for months.
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I know you have, bill; but do you have access to W3 (is the question). it's the big, unabridged version of the M-W dictionary.
for instance, from your last page, as given in W3:
zwetschenwasser
zwet·schen·was·ser
Pronunciation: tsfechnväs(r), tsve-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): -s
Etymology: German, literally, plum water, from zwetschen (plural of zwetsche plum) + wasser water, from Old High German wazzar -- more at WATER
: a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste
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Is the unabridged Webster's online--the one you have to pay a subscription for each year--the completely unabridged one that you see in libraries? I guess I should ask 'them' and not 'you all.'
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>Is the unabridged Webster's online--the one you have to pay a subscription for each year--the completely unabridged one that you see in libraries?
it is; I have the hard copy on my desk at work, and thanks to those who have donated to my web site, I now have online access.
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zumbooruk- a small cannon fired from back of a camel!!! Poor camel!
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I remember reading years ago, I think in books by American writers, the occasional reference to a 'zoot suit'. Please, does anyone know what a zoot suit is or was?
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Oh, good grief! Straight out of The Mask. Thank you.
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Worn by swing cats in the early 40's and occasionally even now. I have lindy'd with a hep cat in a yellow zoot suit, and what a dancer he was.
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