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EPHEMERAL
PRONUNCIATION: (i-FEM-uh-ruhl)
MEANING: adjective: Lasting a very short time; transitory. noun: Anything short-lived.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ephemeros (short-lived), from epi- (upon) + hemera (day). Earliest documented use: 1576. ____________________________
PHEMERAL - pertaining to the upper-leg bone
e-pH EMERALD - a highly acidic green jewel, with a log-hydrogen-ion concentration of -2.718281828...
EPHEMERAW - I know it hurts now, but it'll be better by tomorrow
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CERACEOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (suh-RAY-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Waxy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin cera (wax) + -aceous (resembling or relating to). Earliest documented use: 1768. __________________________
ACERACEOUS - sharp, barbed
CELACEOUS - titillating, suggestive
CERVACEOUS - beery
[not to mention the homophone "Serratious" - pertaining to a bacterium of the genus Serratia]
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HEBDOMADAL
PRONUNCIATION: (heb-DOM-uh-duhl)
MEANING: adjective: Weekly.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin hebdomas, from Greek hepta (seven). Earliest documented use: 1612. ______________________
HEBDO-MEDAL - like Mark Spitz (winning seven Olympic events)
HEBDONADAL - seven championship tennis players
HEBDOMANAL - pertaining to the digestive viscera
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PISCINE
PRONUNCIATION: (PY-seen, PIS-ayn)
MEANING: adjective: Fishy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin piscis (fish). Earliest documented use: 1670.
[and of course there is Pisces, the astrological sign, the fish] ____________________________
PICCINE - Italian opera composer , viz. La Bohême and others
VISCINE - eyedrops
PA'S CINE - your father's movie
APIS-CINE - slow-motion film about bees
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